Supreme Court Gets One Right

6--5--2000

The Supreme Court ruled against a Washington State law proposing to grant enforced rights of visitation for grandparents with grandchildren. (Though this site questions the supposition of all courts with regard to applicability in in various areas) sometimes the Court still gets it right.

There are no rights of grandparents that trump those of parents where the children of those parents are concerned. Such foolishness - particularly the attempt to support it by laws and/or court action - is nothing more than an indicator of the decadence of this society. That grandparents would become legal whiners due to parental desires against contact or visitations with children indicates the spoiled nature of the retired generation.

That family relations would degrade to the point where parents would desire no further contact between children and grandparents is lamentable. To deny decent grandparents the opportunity to see those grandchildren whom they love is truly sad. Nevertheless, no such factors justify overriding the final and sole responsibilities of capable parents for their children. If grandpa and grandma don't like it, that's tough. Neither legislatures nor courts have any business trying to butt in, to impose governmental-enforced sanctions.

Our society marches onwards towards pinnacles of spoiled behavior. If you are hurt, someone must make you feel better; if you are poor, someone must give you money; if things go wrong, someone else is to blame. Are you unhappy with the way someone treated you? Seek legislation or go to court. Can you contrive even the most outlandish claim of liability? Sue.