Mowbray’s voting record revealing
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Editor,
Many viewpoints have been offered regarding the voting record of Sen. Carmine Mowbray, particularly her vote on HB 456 in the 2011 legislative session. The following is the introductory language regarding HB 456 because your letter policy will not provide for the entire bill’s language:
“An act allowing for parental control over student participation in courses of instruction involving human sexual education; requiring a school district to inform a parent or guardian when events or courses on human sexuality will be held or taught; prohibiting a school district from allowing any abortion services provider to offer materials or instructions at a school; amending Section 20-5-103, MCA; and providing an effective date.”
Regarding the second reading of this bill, Carmine voted in support of this legislation; however, on the third reading she voted against the bill (the only Republican senator to change their vote). Janna Taylor voted in support of HB 456, including the House vote to override the governor’s veto.
I believe reasonable people may debate respectfully all issues. However, when the issue is objectively disordered, any support of an objectively disordered issue is simply wrong, such as Carmine’s opposition to parental control of matters involving public education. As a result of that vote, we have learned at least two things about Carmine: first, that she supports sex education being provided in public education, an act that clearly usurps parental responsibilities; and, second, that parents must opt their child out to avoid the poison that is being served through public school sex education.
One of the many unique characteristics of HB-456 was that parents could “opt in” if they wanted their child to participate in public school sex education; otherwise, the responsibility of teaching one’s child the birds and the bees would reside within the home. The evidence is clear that public classroom sex education has helped promote sexual promiscuity among our adolescent population. Janna Taylor voted to affirm parental control in public education, whereas Carmine voted against parental control. Carmine was wrong on this issue.
Sam Marshall
Polson
