NEW: Sen. @ScottWilkCA warns parents to flee his own state.

“In the past when we’ve had these discussions and I’ve seen parental rights atrophied—I’ve encouraged people to keep fighting—I’ve changed my mind on that.

If you love your children, you need to flee California.” pic.twitter.com/9HGLiUFBsw

— Tony Kinnett (@TheTonus) June 14, 2023

WILK: “I’m now in year 11 in the state legislature, and all the time we’re proposing policies to protect children. After 11 years, I’ve come to conclusion that we need to start protecting parents. That’s just not happening. I’ve been here and witnessed a full-frontal assault on charter schools, taking away parents’ choice in how their children are going to be educated, to the detriment particularly of children of color. In recent years we have put government bureaucrats between parents, children and doctors when it comes to medical care. And now we have this where if a parent does not support the ideology of the government, they’re going to be taken away from the home. Now, I agree with both Senator Wiener and Senator Laird that today it only involves divorce proceedings — and, frankly, a judge can already factor this in — but I can assure you it’s not going to end with divorce proceedings. In the past, when we’ve had these discussions and I’ve seen parental rights atrophied, I’ve encouraged people to keep fighting. I’ve changed my mind on that. If you love your children, you need to flee California. You need to flee. We’re moving towards the pathway of the ‘Handmaid’s Tale.’ California’s becoming the new Gilead and it just breaks my heart. I’m born and raised in this state. I love this state. I’m not going to stay in this state because it’s just too oppressive and I believe in freedom, and so I’m going to move to America when I leave the legislature.”