From the HSLDA E-lert Service…

Dear HSLDA Members and Friends,

“So tonight, I am proposing that every state– every state–requires
that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18.”

–President Barack Obama, last night’s State of the Union speech.

I was shocked when I heard that. Under our U.S. Constitution,
education matters are left to the states. Our Founders wanted
decisions about education and a host of other matters left to the
states and local government so that these important decisions that
affect every family could easily be influenced by the real decision
makers: parents and the family.

Parents–not the federal government and certainly not the
president–are the ones who should decide how children are educated
and when they’re ready to graduate from high school.

But last night, President Obama made it clear that he thinks the
federal government should be in the business of telling states how
long children should stay in school.

Since we were founded in 1983, HSLDA has fought attempts by state
legislatures to increase the ages of compulsory attendance in school.
We do this because parents–not education bureaucrats–are best
equipped to decide how long their children should stay in school.

Now, thanks to President Obama and his willing allies in Congress,
we’re going to have to fight this in Congress, too. We need to make
sure that the White House, and their allies in Congress hear our
message loud and strong: leave education decisions to parents.

CALL NOW!

Right now, please call the White House, and your members of Congress,
and give them this message:

“Last night, President Obama called for the government to mandate that
all children stay in school until they graduate or turn age 18. This
is not the federal government’s responsibility. Leave education
decisions to parents, not federal bureaucrats. Tell President Obama
to withdraw his compulsory attendance mandate immediately.”

> The White House: 202-456-1414, or send an online message:
http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13517

> Your U.S. representative and two U.S. senators: 202-224-3121
(Capitol Switchboard) or http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13518 to
find their names and contact info.

There appears to be no limit to this president’s desire for power.
Car companies, banks, doctors, and now schools and the family. But
this time he’s gone way too far, and homeschoolers and freedom-loving
Americans need to make sure that he hears our message.

Thank you for standing with us for freedom.

Sincerely,

Michael P. Farris, JD, LLM
Chairman, HSLDA

P.S. Click here http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13519 to watch the
president threaten education freedom in last night’s State of the
Union speech.