Matt Collins
02-23-2010, 11:01 PM
http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2010/02/22/state-senate-votes-to-rebuke-the-united-nations-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child/
The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Tim Burchett of Knoxville passed on a 26-3 vote. The House version passed on a 70-20 vote last year.
The U.N. convention was adopted in 1989 and has been ratified by every country except the United States and Somalia. It calls on nations to protect children from abuse and sexual exploitation, reduce child mortality and give children access to health care and education.
“In my opinion, after reading it, it’s just telling this country how we should raise our children,” Burchett said. “And I think the people in Knoxville, Tenn., don’t need someone from Stockholm, Sweden, telling them how to raise their children.”
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The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Tim Burchett of Knoxville passed on a 26-3 vote. The House version passed on a 70-20 vote last year.
The U.N. convention was adopted in 1989 and has been ratified by every country except the United States and Somalia. It calls on nations to protect children from abuse and sexual exploitation, reduce child mortality and give children access to health care and education.
“In my opinion, after reading it, it’s just telling this country how we should raise our children,” Burchett said. “And I think the people in Knoxville, Tenn., don’t need someone from Stockholm, Sweden, telling them how to raise their children.”
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