The real source of the problem is the Child Abuse and Prevention Act, also known as the Mondale Act, which used federal money to bribe states to institute mandated reporting of abuse and other things. As a result, the whole system is money-driven and motivated by vague public sentiment against abuse. The combination of easy money and apparent public support allows a system that has no understanding or love of liberty and no real limits on its power to grow and flourish. The vast majority of caseworkers are, at least initially, motivated by a desire to help. Unfortunately, most of these caseworkers become seduced by the virtually unfettered power they hold over people's lives.
Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers.
Based on my experience as an attorney representing parents against the Washington's Child Protective Services, I would say the primary, if not the sole, goal of the CPS is having, keeping and exercising power over people for the benefit of the agency or the individual case worker. They will paint their concern in terms of the best interest of the child, but scratch the paint and the desire for power shows clearly. Perhaps a little harsh if the phrase conjures up bloody pagan rituals. But look carefully at the families destroyed, the parents crushed and the children who have lost their most precious relationships, and the charge is not inaccurate. Copyright 2000 Associated Press.