Chuck Norris the Pseudo Pundit

There comes a day when we, as a nation, must bow and shake our heads in dismay when self-declared policy pundits weigh in on constitutional implications of proposed, or as of now, House passed, legislation.

The government is not going to raid our homes, contrary to the scare tactics spouted by Chuck Norris and his cohorts.

The purpose behind the "voluntary/involuntary" intervention is to provide assistance.

As it stands, guardians of children are provided very few options to reach out and ask for assistance. Social resources have been drastically cut and face even more pending cuts in the spewed fear speeches of such as Norris.

Simply put, Norris does not support those who have been faced with the challenges of unemployment and poverty when it comes to raising our children. We need to provide more services like affordable housing and medical services for our children without the fear of having child protective services called in "involuntarily" to remove children.

Traditionally, from the social conservative position, child protective services has thrived under the guise that some people should not have children if they are poor.

Foster care eligibility funding is designed to target the poor, whether that be economically, spiritually or educationally poor. In general, only the poor, or those who meet the federal poverty means test, qualify for foster care.

Mr. Norris has put himself out there to perpetuate the pseudo drama that the government wants to raise your children. The government has possessed the authority to arbitrarily intervene in the matters of a child, without any transparency, accountability, or oversight for decades. This is the reason billions of dollars are abused and wasted through false claims of governmental contractual arms.

The government has been in the industry of raising children since the inception of CAPTA, and from the looks of the statistics, law suits, audits and the media, has miserably failed.

Instead of picking legislative snippets, perhaps it would behoove Chuck Norris to learn more about the historical background of the child welfare industry and stick with beating up the bad guys in 1970s movies.