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March 25, 2005
"Because we LIKE overkill, that's why!"
Gay Alabamians hoping to adopt children in this state may never get the chance. A group of state lawmakers is pushing a measure to stop them.The Alabama Legislature is considering a proposal that would make it illegal for a person who is gay to adopt a minor. Currently, there is no state law that would prohibit a person who is homosexual from adopting children. However, because of the state's Marriage Protection Act, which only acknowledges marriage as being between a man and a woman, same-sex couples are effectively prohibited from adopting children.
Howard Bayless, a gay Alabamian, says he's often thought of adopting a child and is outraged by the proposed ban, sponsored by Sen. Hank Erwin Jr., R-Montevallo.
"The government does not need to dictate to us what a family should be made of and what a family should look like," Bayless said Tuesday. "I have three sisters, and every single one of them have children, and they have asked me to raise their children if something happens to them. This would not allow me to raise their children."
So, the current law effectively stops same-sex couples from adopting. But there's a demon behind ever' door! So once again our legislators are duty-bound on a mission from God to protect us from E-VIL, real or (mostly) imagined. I feel safer; don't you?
When will they pass that overdue teacher pay raise? and get a working budget? Right after they pass all these, of course:
1. Outlaw Bear Baiting (not because it's cruel to the bear -- rather because the spectators obtain orgasmic pleasure)
2. Outlaw Prisoners Frivolous Lawsuits (over soggy sandwiches, broken cookies, etc. -- unless there's an anti-abortion angle to be milked)
3. Resolution to Keep Gambling Profits Coming in To Us (Under the Table Where They Belong)
Posted by Jeff at March 25, 2005 06:11 AM
