LET PARENTS MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEIR KIDS

Charles Memminger's "Honolulu Lite" column Jan. 20 -- "Remember to lock
House (And Senate)" -- was right on the mark.

Most of our "lawgivers" are totally focused on telling everyone else how to
behave. They demand, by law, that our children be confined to school at
certain times each day to get educated. When it turns out that they cannot
be accountable for good education, safety or keeping harmful drugs out of
the facilities the children are compelled to attend, then they want to
require tests for illicit substances. Why?

Here's a question for them: Why not let parents freely decide the where,
when, how, why and how much schooling for their kids? Then if there is a
drug use problem at least we know where to point for genuine accountability.
It's for darn sure those legislators will never be held accountable for the
messes they made and will continue to make unless some radical change is
made to make them accountable.

Richard Rowland, President

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii