Father’s rights: GOP is letting Democrats steal a popular issue

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Shared parenting has gained steam, with five more states passing similar laws primarily pushed by Republicans (though Missouri’s bill had a Democrat Senate sponsor, Karla May, and a Republican House sponsor, Jim Murphy).For instance, allelevenof West Virginia’s 2022 shared parenting law sponsors were Republican while 20 of the 22 nay votes were Democrats.

Suddenly, things are flipping.In April,Oklahoma’s shared parenting bill had 36 Senate sponsors, including all the Democrats.However, the Republican House floor leader, attorney Julie Daniels, refused to hear thebill,which then died.Just a few days ago, Louisiana passed shared parenting while allsevensponsors were Democrats.Not one Republican co-sponsored the bill and the Republican governor, also an attorney, did not even sign it, allowing it to be enacted without his signature.

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First, what brought about thechange in Democrats?Perhaps it was the polling showing that the crucial Hispanic swing voting bloc provides the highest support of any ethnic group.Or perhaps it’s the growing support among African Americans, like Missouri’s Karla May or the Central Kentucky NAACP, which just sponsored a shared parenting day event.Or maybe it’s the overall equality aspect, which has historically been a focus of Democrats.

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The unexplainable part is the Republicans giving Democrats the opening.Shared parenting gives fathers fair treatment, which seems a natural Republican issue.The GOP also has traditionally supported parents’ rights issues such as school choice.Is it because the most vocal shared parenting opponents are attorneys’ associations and the GOP is giving in to a special interest group?

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Shared parenting is good for everyone, no matter their party.Since its landmark law, Kentucky has seen total divorce filingsdeclineand family court domestic violence cases in particular plummet.Its 11 exceptions to the shared parenting presumption have helped child maltreatment decline since the bill passed.

So which way will the parties go?Charlie Kirk’s last groupof social media posts recommended both parties champion shared parenting.If polling and voting patterns keep growing for shared parenting, the parties won’t have any other choice.

Matt Hale was the chair of National Parents Organization’s Kentucky Chapter and was the architect of the Kentucky equal shared laws.He now serves on the National Board of NPO.