Political Quotes

“I rise today to express my strong support for the Armey amendment. Since the birth of our great Nation, many parents have made the choice to home school their children. The record clearly demonstrates that the children of these parents have been successful. In 1986 I was elected by the people of Alabama to serve on the State Board of Education. There I learned and I know firsthand that home schooling is successful in my home State of Alabama and must be allowed to continue. The amendment by the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey], would allow parents who wish to home school their children to continue to do so. Their parental rights must not be sacrificed. Conversely, there is absolutely no need nor justification for greater Federal Government intrusion into the home. Instead, we should respect the traditional rights of parents to choose, and empower parents with more, not fewer, reasonable and rational choices. Home schooling is such a choice. I urge my colleagues to support parental rights and the Armey amendment to H.R. 6.”