{"id":48843,"date":"2024-08-15T13:44:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T17:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=48843"},"modified":"2024-08-15T13:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T17:44:44","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-moms-for-liberty-letter-to-american-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/15\/letter-to-the-editor-moms-for-liberty-letter-to-american-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the Editor &#8212; Moms for Liberty Letter to American Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Fellow American Parents,<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"2b3d5b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"331\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240815_123131_Gmail-jpg.webp?resize=658%2C331&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48844 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #2b3d5b; width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240815_123131_Gmail-jpg.webp?w=658&amp;ssl=1 658w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot_20240815_123131_Gmail-jpg.webp?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As parents we all share a common bond, an unyielding commitment to the future of our children. We strive every day to provide them with a safe, nurturing environment and to equip them with the values and opportunities they need to thrive. In these uncertain times, we must be vigilant in fighting the forces that shape their minds, and the world we will hand to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One such threat is the potential Harris\/Walz presidency, which would give way to the rise of the most anti-parent, extremist government America has ever known. President Ronald Reagan warned that freedom is one generation from extinction. We will hand that baton to our children as their inheritance; we must not drop it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California and Minnesota, the states Harris and Walz hail from, are great examples of the dangers that government poses to parental rights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kamala Harris was called one of the most far-left Senators when compared to her colleagues. Tim Walz supported teachers who believe parents have no right to their children once they set foot in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the pandemic, Harris and Walz both supported forced vaccinations and championed the harshest lockdowns and masking mandates in America.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walz even went as far as to set up a \u201csnitch line\u201d so neighbors could rat each other out if they were breaking the \u201ccovid rules\u201d and roaming freely outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rioters were allowed to loot and burn down Minneapolis, and kids weren\u2019t allowed in public school classrooms. Under Walz, Minnesota became hostile to the American Dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents are now watching children be indoctrinated with state-approved narratives under the label of \u201cgender ideology\u201d in K-12 schools and \u201csocial emotional learning.\u201d Walz has been consistently pushing for these ideals, with one news outlet even reporting that, \u201cAcademic achievement is no longer the primary goal\u201d in Minnesota and&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInstead, Walz\u2019s education focus is transforming the students\u2019 values, attitudes, and beliefs into the woke worldview. This indoctrination is called \u201cculturally relevant\u201d teaching and is woven throughout the Walz education program. Social emotional learning and restorative justice are just two examples of how this \u201cculturally relevant\u201d teaching has been embedded into Minnesota\u2019s K-12 curriculum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critical thinking is discouraged because agreement is celebrated as supreme above all other values. Uniformity of thought is the mantle Walz and Harris champion for public schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Walz and Harris support telling school kids that there are more than two sexes and that they may have been born in the wrong body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They push for Title IX language that now makes transgender a \u201cprotected class,\u201d meaning that schools can punish kids for as little as using the wrong pronoun with a peer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moms for Liberty wants to sound the alarm LOUD AND CLEAR: Harris and Walz want power and control. NOT freedom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They think your children would be better raised by a faceless \u201cbenevolent\u201d government than you, the parent. As Governor, Walz &#8212; a former teacher and union powerplayer &#8212; led the state while it sank to some of the lowest reading scores in history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walz and Harris are darlings of the teachers unions but they ignore the declining performance of students. Our children are no longer being taught practical skills like reading, writing and math.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As parents, we must safeguard our children\u2019s right to think freely, to question, and to explore diverse perspectives. Our kids deserve an education, not a re-education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We cannot allow a government to dictate what our children should believe on cultural topics that are better taught in the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the extremist view of Harris-Walz, the family is viewed as a threat to the government\u2019s power. We have heard this thinking before, whether it was called socialism in Cuba or Marxism in Russia or Maoism in China. Each operates on the belief that by weakening the family unit, the state can exert greater influence over individuals. Who better to target than minor children?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is exactly what Walz just recently did with his \u201cTrans Refuge law\u201d which grants legal protection to children who travel to Minnesota for so-called gender affirming care, including puberty blockers, reconstructive genital surgery, and hormone therapy, as well as the medical practitioners who provide it. The law makes it possible for the state to take custody of your child if you are unwilling to affirm your child\u2019s want of changing their gender.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The replacement of parents is underway in Minnesota, as children are encouraged to view the state as their ultimate guardian. This leads in time to the complete breakdown of parental authority and family bonds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will these anti-family policies become the law of the land? We will soon see. Moms for Liberty will continue to uphold our duty to inform, to engage in our communities, and to teach our children the value of the freedoms we all cherish in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please share this letter with every parent you know. The extremist records of Harris and Walz must be exposed and understood. Our voices, united, can ensure that our children inherit an America where freedom, opportunity, and the pursuit of happiness remain fundamental rights for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With resolve and hope for our children\u2019s future,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moms for Liberty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colonel Watkins&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moms for Liberty Polk County Chapter&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Fellow American Parents, As parents we all share a common bond, an unyielding commitment to the future of our children. 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