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  • CA: Governor receptive to no-spanking bill (They ain't YOUR kids, yaknow! All Hail the Nanny State!)

    01/19/2007 10:02:38 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 44 replies · 931+ views
    Mercury News ^ | 1/19/07 | Kate Folmar and Mike Zapler
    SACRAMENTO - Growing up in Austria, Arnold Schwarzenegger said he ``got smacked about everything.'' But when it comes to disciplining his four children, Schwarzenegger said he and his wife ``never'' resort to spanking. As governor, Schwarzenegger on Thursday expressed an open mind to a controversial proposal that would ban parents from spanking a child under the age of 3. He hinted that he has concerns about how the bill could be enforced -- ``Is it that when you see someone spank a kid, you go and say, `Can I see the birth certificate of the kid?' '' But he didn't...