Monday, April 20, 2009

A Matter of Constituitonal Law...

Why the case of Savana Redding is even going to the Supreme Court has become a mystery to me. Those of you who don't know about this case, just do a Google news search on it and you'll know all you need to know. When did the United States become such a totalitarian police state that it actually has to be considered whether it's ok to strip search our children in school without probable cause or a warrant? In whose universe (besides Scalia's or Thomas') could such a thing EVER be considered reasonable? We're talking about subjecting our children to one of the most humiliating experiences possible and violating that student's right to control their own body. I realize that schools have to deal with drug problems, but the price of allowing such unfettered searches is way too high in my opinion.

I am on Savana's side on this, and I encourage my readers (if I have any left) to join her group "Friends of Savana Redding" on facebook and give her your support. I also propose that if the Supreme Court rules for the school in this case, that those of you who are Michigan residents start working on a referendum to amend the Constitution of the State of Michigan to make such searches illegal without probable cause and a warrant. As for me, when I have children, I will instruct them to fight any school official that attempts to violate them in such a manner as though their very life depended on it. I'll even home school them if it's necessary to protect them from such degrading and inhuman treatment.