Republican state Sen. Jane Cunningham has introduced a bill that would eliminate child labor laws!

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Today 3:03 PM Missouri Lawmaker Seeks To 'Modify' Child Labor Laws
In a move that is raising plenty of eyebrows, Missouri state Senator Jane Cunningham has proposed a bill that would "modify" child labor laws, eliminating the prohibition on employment of children under 14. The proposal has sparked an outcry in the state but Cunningham defends the bill, saying that it's important to cultivate a work ethic in young people and emphasizing that kids are still prohibited from working in dangerous professions.

"It's kind of a common sense thing," she tells The Huffington Post. "Right now, it's so over the top with regulations -- what businesses have to do, schools have to do. Parents should be in charge, deciding on the work ethic of their children."

Cunningham says that children are still protected by law from working in "dangerous jobs, like coal mines, with animals, with blades or involving dangerous stunts." She says that her bill simply loosens an overly broad prohibition on child labor and would allow kids to work at movie theaters, to babysit or to cut lawns, blaming the hysteria on union "misinformation" and politics.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/16/the-watchdog-interiors-oi_n_823986.html

[sharesunited]

1. This person is claiming the common sense high ground when she is clearly an idiot.

Join the chorus pointing a finger and chanting You're An Idiot!

[eleny]

2. I thought this would start happening and posted about it some time ago

This is a segment of the balls out assault on Americans.

Next would be making it okay for kids to drop out of school legally after elementary school.

What Mike Malloy says - "I hate these people."

[Jokinomx]

3. It's like it's a SNL skit... "How to compete with with Asia!"

but it's NOT!! it's just scary how these people view the world.

[mitchtv]

4. don't lawn mowers have blades?

can't say that I'm suprised by this

[robinlynne]

5. oh my. That's almost funny. except for it being real. I mean why not just go back to the middle ages

altogether? Let's have a kingdom, with 3 million serfs. they're doing it one step at a time.....

[MadHound]

6. While this could very well get through our Republican Congress,

Our Democratic governor will veto it.

[upi402]

7. Like in a Scooby cartoon

when they lift the mask off an evil-doer in the end... these asshats will be found-out.

[Wilms]

8. They bust the paper boy there?

Or is this so they can tax him?

[RainDog]

9. fascism... tastes like...

children.

[Omaha Steve]

10. Taking their parents jobs in hard times?

This might get illegals out of being the jobs scape goats.

[ClassWarrior]

11. This is the part where Dr. Strangelove pulls off the mask and he's really a lizard, right?

:eyes:

NGU.

[AsahinaKimi]

12. YAY!!

NOW BRING BACK SLAVERY!!
:sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm::sarcasm:

[lonestarnot]

13. Has a crowd gathered on her stoop yet?

[LooseWilly]

14. What a brilliant solution to the shortage of workers in this country...

Ohh wait... there isn't a shortage, there's a surplus of workers. Add more into the pool and let's see just how low employers can drive wages. Brilliant!

Forget the two earner family, soon it will be up to four earners required for a family to get by...

[Gemini Cat]

15. I knew this would eventually raise it's ugly head.

These fuck wads really want to force us back to the 19th century.

[somone]

16. Leno: "Well, yeah, why should the 10-year-olds in China be getting all the good factory jobs, huh?"

http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/244345/3/Jay-Leno-pokes-fun-at-Missouri-senators-proposed-bill