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The Blog for Saturday, February 12, 2005

"Voting Against Gays"

    Bill Cotterell had this the other day:
    Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Florida's ban on adoption by homosexuals, a handful of legislators will ask their colleagues whether they really believe that having no parents is better than being raised by gay people.

    That's the essence of a bill (HB 633) filed by Rep. Sheri McInvale, D-Orlando. It provides that, notwithstanding any other law, judges will consider the best interests of children when deciding whether to let foster parents adopt them.

    McInvale enlisted a conservative co-sponsor, Tampa Republican Faye Culp, to give the idea a fighting chance in the GOP-run House and Senate.

    First-term Sen. Nan Rich of Weston is taking a slightly different approach in the Senate. Her bill, not filed yet, provides a two-part test for judges to grant adoptions if the child views the petitioning adults as his or her "parental figures" and if placing the kid permanently is better than continuing foster care.

    The women all agree that repealing the law against adoption is politically impossible. Coming off an election in which voters approved marriage definitions in 11 states, and considering that the president wants a constitutional amendment to "defend" marriage, they can't expect state House and Senate members to toss out a law that has just been approved by the nation's highest court.

    Besides, there's no political downside to voting against gays.
    "Will state choose no parents over gay parents?

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