Jack: Initiative 138 reminds us to beware of the Greeks, even those bearing gifts
By Bill Jack | Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice
Once again, the nanny state is seeking to invade the jurisdiction of parents and the family. This time, however, government overreach is cleverly disguised as a gift to parents.
Initiative 138, appearing on this November’s ballot, allegedly guarantees parents will always have the right to direct the education of their children through school choice. Read the fine print and you will see the threat hidden within the gift. These words will be added to the Colorado Constitution: “Each K-12 child has the right to school choice.” Those words are the Trojan Horse that mask an invasion by a hostile state into parental rights. What appears to be the surrender by the state to parental rights hides within its belly the invasion of stat...