Don Kusler: Parent rights are not a license to dictate tyranny Oct 6, 2023 Oct 6, 2023 Updated Jan 10, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Don Kusler kAmpD 2 A2C6?E @7 EH@ D49@@=\286 49:=5C6?[ x <66A FA H:E9 E96 =6DD@?D >J 49:=5C6? 2C6 H@C<:?8 E9C@F89 6249 H66<] %9:D :?4=F56D 5:D4FDD:@?[ 6IA=2?2E:@? 2?5 BF6DE:@?D]k^AmkAm%9:D :?E6C24E:@? 5@6D?’E DE@A E96C6] ~FC 52:=J 6IA6C:6?46D @776C @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ 5:D4FDD =:76 =6DD@?D]k^AmkAmx 42? 65:E E9@D6 =6DD@?D 2D x D66 7:E] x 6I6C4:D6 >J A2C6?E:?8 C:89ED 5:C64E=J H:E9 >J 49:=5C6? 52:=J 3J D92C:?8 >J E9@F89ED[ :?BF:C:?8 23@FE E96:CD 2?5 DFAA=6>6?E:?8 E96 =6DD@?D 7C@> 4=2DD 2?5 7C@> =:76 :? >J @H? H2J] %96 A2C6?ED @7 >J 49:=5C6?’D A66CD 5@ @C 5@?’E 5@ E96 D2>6 E@ E96:C @H? 568C66]k^Am kAmqFE H92E x 5@?VE 5@ :D DE@C> D49@@= 3@2C5 >66E:?8D[ EC2D9 @C E9C62E6? D49@@= 2?5 4=2DDC@@> =6256CD[ @C ECJ E@ :>A@D6 >J H@C=5G:6H @? 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