K-lo,
I think it’s fair to say that the objection to the 9th Circuit Court’s ruling is not that any conservatives think that the *Constitution* specifically provides for the right of a parent to instruct their children on sexual matters, but rather that we live in a society governed by courts that on a regular basis insist that the Constitution protects a woman’s right to kill her unborn baby, but almost within the same breath assert that parents (at least those who actually deliver) have no right to prevent the state from teaching their surviving children whatever the state deems appropriate regarding sex. It’s simply stupefying reasoning, entirely apart from any Constitutional arguments.
More and more, it looks like the only place that the courts are willing to allow parents to have the final word is in aborting their child.
And as the Alito nomination has highlighted, that often only includes one parent. While I’m not interested in inventing new Constitutional rights out of thin air, I’m sure I can’t be the only conservative who’s dismayed by this trend.