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‘Junk fee’ ban heads to Pritzker as Senate OKs bill allowing minors to consent to birth control – Capitol News IL
“It’s just disheartening that we continually think that government knows better than a parent knows about their children,” state Sen. Jil Tracy said.
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“This isn’t about curtailing parental involvement” Guzman said, as she proposed a bill to specifically curtail parental involvement. “Are you gonna believe me or what the bill says?”
Democrats have no morals. Allowing kids to get contraceptives without parental approval is abhorrent.
Banning junk fees? You mean like the government amusement taxes on ticket sales? The government doesn’t like competition. Paraphrasing Boone from Animal House: “Only they can do that to the people”
Democrats don’t want parents to have any role in raising their children, except as sources of tax revenue.