"Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me"

Well, if it was good enough for Jesus it should, just, be good enough for this lot!  However, there might be an etymological quibble on the exact meaning, in these contexts, of the word 'suffer'.  What is it, one wonders, about power-mad politicians that they have to use little children as props?

As so often I am obliged to Drudge for pointing me towards Alex Jones' INFOWARS.com.