New World Playpen: The United Nations' Parental Power Grab (Culture‪)‬

LAST DECEMBER, a coalition seeking ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) held a briefing on Capitol Hill. Sen. Barbara Boxer addressed the faithful, who subscribe to the notion that "It Takes an (International) Village to Raise a Child." In a discussion that followed, another panelist was asked, "Who will be the opposition?" Came the answer: "The narcissistic sovereignty crowd." This is how globalists regard citizens who believe that America should be a self-governing nation and that parents are best positioned to act in their children's interest. Now the Obama administration is taking up the cause. On June 24, in a speech to middle schoolers in New York City, Susan Rice announced that the White House intends to seek ratification of the UN children's rights treaty. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appears to have a serious misunderstanding of her job title. The first duty of an American ambassador is to represent the United States to other nations--not to act as a propagandist for the "international community." But Rice is undeterred. With a new Democratic supermajority in the Senate, the treaty could be headed for swift passage.