“Minnesota children and their families are at risk. Today, government interferes in families at a higher frequency than anytime in our history. Oftentimes, the government “social system” operates without regard to the law, but instead finds itself fixated on carrying out its ever-evolving, growing mission – in the interest of continuing to build the bureaucracy. This government mammoth is out of control and overweight. It is parents that naturally have the responsibility and the authority to raise and discipline their children. Government should only become involved when laws are broken. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Our social system has become so broad in its mission and so large and cumbersome, that it is undermining the authority that parents have to parent their children. This is negatively impacting children and their families. It’s destroying the semblance of order in our schools. Steve will work to end the government abuse of children and their families. He will introduce legislation to require families to be represented in the formation and coordination of social policy, instead of the radical groups that currently steer our system toward family destruction. Steve will fight for common sense family law reforms to end the downward spiral of the family and strongly support the efforts of parents to protect and instill character in their children”.

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