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>>How would the law work Constitutionally?<<

There seems to be no Constitutional obstacle to taking children from fit and economically capable fathers over their vehement objections, in order to place them in the care and protection of unfit mother economic cripples, where they are seventy-three times more likely to be abused or murdered.

Somehow, I think the Constitution will allow children to be cared for by the parent who is capable of doing so, rather than the one who is not.

Especially since mother custody is an innovation of the past eighty years.

Fine with me. I think its a great idea to hand kids over to their fathers to raise. I'd love to see some of these "single-dads" raise the 7 or 8 kids (or God only knows how many) they've fathered. More power to them, I'm sure they'll do a great job!

Actually, I favor mandated (not optional) joint custody with a 50/50 split between the parents on both hands-on child care and financial support. But your plan might work too. It's worth a shot. I say we give the dads a chance and see what they can do.

I wouldn't buy off on your "felony" thing for a mom though if a dad refuses to take the kids.

There seems to be no Constitutional obstacle to taking children from fit and economically capable fathers over their vehement objections, in order to place them in the care and protection of unfit mother economic cripples, where they are seventy-three times more likely to be abused or murdered. Somehow, I think the Constitution will allow children to be cared for by the parent who is capable of doing so, rather than the one who is not. Especially since mother custody is an innovation of the past eighty years.

I agree with all of that...but it's worth noting that the maternal preference in custody cases was first instituted in law in 1839; over the following 80 years it became progressively more widespread. Then, of course, the liberalized divorce laws and welfare state instituted in the 60s/70s gave would-be single-moms the other half: the financial entitlement they needed to raise the kids without their father. And of course, with that maternal economic-custody entitlement package complete, the country promptly went to hell.