[SittinYonder]

The Oklahoma Republican and practicing physician says he disagrees with the federal policy that allows children to make reproductive decisions without their parent's knowledge

Unless this is inaccurate, it sounds like it's the right place to me. If it's federal policy, as this indicates, then likely it's tied into federal spending at public health clinics and therefore a federal issue.

Perhaps ending federal spending at public health clinics would be appropriate. Let the states and local governments fund them and then the states and local governments can decide on parental notification.

[ConservativeMan55]

Thank you for catching that.

[HiTech RedNeck]

If it's a Federal budget tie, it'll fly. Fair enough that Congress gets to make the rules on the Federal purse. But if Congress attempts to Commerce Clause this, the Supreme Court will sneeze.

[gitmo]

I think an honest evaluation of the constitutionality of laws would determine that Federal spending for states is illegal. I don't see any authority to take money and give it to states.

[inquest]

If it's federal policy, as this indicates, then likely it's tied into federal spending at public health clinics and therefore a federal issue.

The federal government has no constitutional business spending money on public health clinics in the first place. Using those subsidies to regulate matters that would otherwise be outside its control only aggravates the constitutional offense.