What is "The Parental Fitness Act"?

That is a very good question.  

In wake of the passage of Proposition 8 in California banning same-sex marriage , The Parental Fitness Act (TPFA) is a new citizen-based initiative to further amend the California State Constitution that would, in effect, "license" new parents.

What are the basic tenets of TPFA?  There are simply two basic components to this proposed amendment:

1. Sufficient financial means to raise a child as demonstrated by credit history and income
   
2. Sufficient Emotional Quotient and maturity as demonstrated by psychological testing

We are not pro-choice or pro-life.  We do not advocate straight-rights or gay-rights.  Neither do we endorse either abstinence or sex education in public  schools.  It is important to say that we are not trying to take away the fundamental right of a couple or individual to parent.  However, if a couple or individual plan to have a child by procreation or adoption, we believe that couple or individual must show a minimal ability to properly parent and raise the child.

There are state licenses to hunt, fish, drive a car, practice medicine, and cut hair just to name a few.  So why shouldn't there be a state license to parent a child?  Healthy children are one of the most basic building blocks of any secure and stable society.

The passage of Proposition 8 in the last election clearly showed that the voters of California are intent on protecting  our children.   The best way to protect them is ensure they have sufficient resources, emotionally  mature parents, and nurturing environments in which to grow as they come into loving families.

In the coming days and weeks, this blog will be updated with information as to our progress, the text of the proposed amendment once it is finalized, our efforts across California, and other information.  Stay tuned!