I believe that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children is a fundamental right, not to be abridged by government interference, national or international.  In the 82nd Legislative Session, our Legislators had the opportunity to urge the U.S. Congress to submit to voters an Amendment to the Constitution that would enumerate the rights of parents and protect them from the shifting political ideologies of the courts, and more importantly protect them from being placed under the jurisdiction of the international community.  HCR 60 was introduced by Rep. Burkett on Feb. 10, passed the House Select Committee on State Sovereignty on April 14 by a vote of 5-1 (with 1 absent). Then, it passed the House May 18 by a vote of 123-21 (2 pnv, 4 absent). But it failed to move quickly through the Senate.  Another resolution will be attempted in the next session in 2013, and I vow to support and lobby for it as a legislator, just as I lobbied for HCR 60 as a Conservative Texan and Citizen Lobbyist.