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In 1921, the is a reasonably perceived, but unconfirmed, risk So when did the doctrine of parens patriae

federal for the spread of measles (156 Ariz at 166, 750 slither its way into our world?
In 1921, the federal Sheppard-Towner Mater-
P.2d at 1369). Although the court considered the
Sheppard- right to education under Arizona's constitution, nity Act was passed creating birth “registration”
Towner the decision is instructive in showing the reach or what we now know as the “birth certificate.” 1
Until the passage of the act, parents simply
Maternity Act of police power to ensure the public health. The recorded the birth of their children in the family
court in Maricopa specifically noted that Jacob-
was passed son did not require that epidemic conditions exist Bible. There was resistance (including lawsuits)
creating birth to compel vaccination.” to this invasion of the federal government into
Parents can take religious or philosophical state policies and procedures. One lawsuit argued
“registration” exemptions only when a state law allows them to “Congress cannot make laws for the States, and it
or what we do so. That is why having these laws on the state cannot delegate to the States the power to make
now know level is so important for protecting our children laws for the United States.”
In 1933, bankruptcy was covertly declared
as the “birth from the toxic effects of vaccines. by President Roosevelt. The government of the
certificate.” PARENS PATRIAE then forty-eight States pledged the “full faith and
Furthermore, according to the CDC, the gov- credit” of their states, including the citizenry,
ernment has the authority of parens patriae. On as collateral for loans of credit from the Federal
page 273 we read: “Further authority to compel Reserve system.
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vaccination of children comes under the doctrine When a child is born, the parents fill out a
of parens patriae in which the state asserts au- “certificate of live birth” supplying many details
thority over child welfare. In the 1944 case of of their lives and heritage. The hospital then
Prince v. Massachusetts, which involved child sends (or sells?) the certificate to the state which
labor under an asserted right of religious free- registers the child as a corporation and proceeds
dom, the U.S. Supreme Court summarized the to create a birth certificate bond. The name of the
doctrine, noting that: 'Neither rights of religion baby is converted to all caps. This newly created
nor rights of parenthood are beyond limitation. entity is commonly referred to as a strawman and
Acting to guard the general interest in youth’s is placed into a “trust” known as the “Cestui Que
well-being, the state as parens patriae may Trust.”
restrict the parent’s control by requiring school The government becomes the Trustee, while
attendance, regulating or prohibiting the child’s the child becomes the beneficiary of his own
labor, and in many other ways. Its authority is trust. The child’s strawman is the asset of the
not nullified merely because the parent grounds trust established by the birth certificate which is
his claim to control the child’s course of conduct owned by the state. The government places the
on religion or conscience.' child in the hands of the guardians (parents) until
Thus, he cannot claim freedom from com- such time that the state claims that the parents
pulsory vaccination for the child more than are no longer caring for its asset to suit the state.
for himself on religious grounds. The right to
practice religion freely does not include liberty COMPEL TO SUBMIT
to expose the community or the child to com- Does this sound unbelievable? Read the
municable disease or the latter to ill health or statement made by Edward Mandell House from
death (321 U.S. at 166–7, 64 S.Ct. at 442).” the private papers of President Woodrow Wilson:
The definition of parens patriae is as fol- “[Very] soon, every American will be required
lows: The government, or any other authority, to register their biological property in a National
regarded as the legal protector of citizens unable system [the Birth Certificate] designed to keep
to protect themselves. The principle that political track of the people and that will operate under
authority carries with it the responsibility for the ancient system of pledging. By such meth-
protection of citizens; a doctrine that grants odology, we can compel people to submit to our
the inherent power and authority of the state to agenda, which will affect our security as a charge
protect persons who are legally unable to act. back for our fiat paper currency.” 2
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