AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

The right to homeschool.(Letters To The Editor)

The New American

| November 03, 2003 | Krogdahl, Wasley S. | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Your article "Keeping Homeschooling Private" in the September 8 issue was timely and important. On this subject, it is interesting and pertinent that the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, like the Constitution of the United States, contains a Bill of Rights, which in Section 5 states: "[N]or shall any man be compelled to send his child to any school to which he may be conscientiously opposed." Furthermore, the final Section 26 proclaims: "We declare that everything in this Bill of Rights is excepted out of the general powers of ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Constitution foes fear for France's soul.(elections)
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Hundley, Tom May 27, 2005 700+ words
...Vincent's disdain for the new European constitution that he recently uttered words that...he is worried that the new European constitution will rob France of some vital piece...draft that is supposed to serve as a constitution for the EU's 25 member states. Thus...
Constitution Day -- a once in 200 years celebration.
Press release article from: PR Newswire September 9, 1987 700+ words
CONSTITUTION DAY -- A ONCE IN 200 YEARS CELEBRATION...described the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Two centuries later, the world knows...and much more will pay tribute to the Constitution. Constitution Day, Sept. 17, will...
Authorizing subnational constitutions in transitional federal states: South...
Magazine article from: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law Marshfield, Jonathan L. March 1, 2008 700+ words
...PROVINCIAL CONSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA...Western Cape Constitution C. Individual...Provincial Constitutions III. THE CONFLICT...of the KZN Constitution and the Constitutional...SUBNATIONAL CONSTITUTIONS A. Managing...
Constitution Revision Commission: planning the process.(Florida)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar Journal Douglass, W. Dexter Buzzett, Billy April 1, 1997 700+ words
...This spring, a 37-member Constitution Revision Commission will convene...purpose of reviewing Florida's Constitution and proposing changes for voter...XI, [sections] 2 of the Constitution, the commission will meet for...
Constitution foes fear for France's soul.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 26, 2005 700+ words
...Vincent's disdain for the new European constitution that he recently uttered words that...he is worried that the new European constitution will rob France of some vital piece...draft that is supposed to serve as a constitution for the EU's 25 member states. Thus...
Constitutions
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences January 1, 2008 700+ words
...most parts of a constitution can be composed of...Zealand, and Israel. Constitutions generally attempt...Most contemporary constitutions establish independent...for interpreting the constitution. Constitutional courts...while the majority of constitutions include amendment...
The Constitution outside the Constitution.
Magazine article from: Yale Law Journal Young, Ernest A. December 1, 2007 700+ words
...of the [English] constitution is written, somewhere...The Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights of 1689...to have a codified constitution. It is possible to...certain functions that constitutions perform. In England...considered part of "the constitution." (8) What if we...
Malleable Constitutions: Reflections on State Constitutional Reform
Magazine article from: Texas Law Review Cain, Bruce E; Noll, Roger G June 1, 2009 700+ words
...content of the constitution are unclear...more malleable constitutions are more innovative...Neither the U.S. Constitution nor Congress limits...scope of state constitutions except for the...override the U.S. Constitution.8 As a practical...matter, all state constitutions establish ...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA