Parens

The idea of "state as parent" leads to the term parens patriae. ❋ Unknown (2009)

SurveyUSA (5/12-14, registered voters, 11/16-18 in parens): ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sandy Levinson’s book Our Undemocratic Constitution raises difficult questions about American constitutionalism that deserve to be taken seriously (references below in parens are to pages in the book). ❋ Unknown (2006)

There is a legal tenet known as parens patriae that grants to the state the ability to usurp the rights of the natural parent. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Well gosh, love the parens -- any misleading calculation will get you a misleading result, eh? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Clearly, that was not enough to stop Jim from deleting my disclaimer, then quoting the subsequent sentence and having a 'feel good' moment from making snarky remarks about my use of parens to make 'misleading' statements. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For example, in many states, parens patriae applies to a surprising extent to the interaction of the state and the adult as well. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I would rather see strong autonomous families (even so far as full pater familias powers to the head-of-household) and a total lack of parens patriae power on the part of the state than I would non-autonomous families and a strong parens patriae power. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is one reason I would like to see states lose their common law power of parens patriae. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I understand that it is intended to be speed times time, but the parens are unnecessary. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For comparison purposes, I've put the Suffolk poll, taken about a week ago, in (parens), and the last Rasmussen poll, dated 9/28, [in brackets]. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In these cases, I think one could argue that, as regards federal prisoners, the federal government takes on a variety of powers ordinarily reserved for the states, including a general police power (necessary to the orderly operation of prisons) and a parens patriae power (again necessary to the orderly operation of prisons). ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is now well settled that Kendra's Law is in all respects a constitutional exercise of the states police power, and its parens patriae power. ❋ DJ Jaffe (2011)

Using the parens patraie powers of the state to help those who can't help themselves, the police will help the seriously mentally ill who are homeless and psychotic in ways the mental health system would never consider. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A quick selection gathered this morning (my comments in parens): ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mark–could they rest the personal-freedom-based part of their argument re: standing on the parens patriae discussion in Massachusetts v. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I would rather see strong autonomous families even so far as full pater familias powers to the head-of-household and a total lack of parens patriae power on the part of the state than I would non-autonomous families and a strong parens patriae power. ❋ Unknown (2010)