Parental authority is an obstacle to increased govt authority.
Just wait until the grants for the "personal responsibility education programs" in Obamacare start getting doled out. Leftwing groups like Planned Parenthood and ilk will be educating our kids on numerous subjects, including racial diversity, contraception, communication with parents, financial literacy (What a hoot, eh? The bankrupt federal govt funding education on financial literacy. Some stuff you just can't make up.)