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Legislature 'picking on kids'?

Christy Hoppe at the Dallas News last week noticed a trend at the Texas Legislature of the Lege injecting itself in the role of parent ("Are proposed laws at the Texas Legislature picking on kids?," May 3): Lawmakers don't want kids driving after 10 p.m., buying cigarettes or climbing into tanning beds. ...Teenagers appear to be a target for lawmakers this year; everyone knows they need protection from their own self-destructiveness, and they can't vote. Lawmakers cite safety issues, but a few, such as [Jodie] Laubenberg, are starting to raise questions about parental rights as several measures move through the Legislature. They include a number of restrictions on drivers under 18, including no text messaging or talking on cellphones without a hands-free device...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 09, 2009 (boomark / email).