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How many homeschoolers does it take to Protect Homeschool Rights?

You may have seen the clever joke about how many homeschoolers it takes to change a light bulb. This extends that concept a bit further:

Q: How many homeschoolers does it take to protect homeschooling rights?: A: What!? Homeschoolers can protect their rights on our own?

Is it possible to protect your own homeschooling rights? Why not let a legal organization do it for you? Won't your rights be better protected if you turn the responsibility over to a group of lawyers? Maybe you're not smart enough to protect your rights. How can you know what's a good law and what's not? Don't you think you should give your money to a huge, vocal religiopoltical organization? Don't you know Homeschoolers need 3rd party protection?

Think about it: what's the reason lawyers come in multi packs? The first thing lawyers do is to involve other lawyers. If a law needs fixing, then you know you need a pack of lawyers. Give your money to a big organization and let them change all the laws as they see fit. It's much less bother. Sure you will end up ruining some perfectly good laws that way, but the lawyers know best. Don't feel bad if your freedoms are decreased; at least SOME people's rights will be protected.

I sent my responsibility to protect homeschooling rights to a bunch of lawyers who get paid big money. Why would they do anything to restrict homeschooling freedoms, when they're paid to fight for them? They wouldn't knowingly work to increase demand for their business, would they?

They work well enough, right? Oh, well, except that they initiated burdensome laws in NY and PA, and probably some other states, as well. At first I was nervous, but I just shrugged and said, "at least it isn't happening in MY state."

Posted June 15, 2007