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Originally Posted by Antitrust32
i got ya back dont worry!
Now explain this no gays allowed to adopt or be foster parents thingy!?!?!  (not that I think you voted for it) |
arghhhhhhhhh!
the whole election locally ticked me off.
they wanted a rule that only married couples could adopt or have foster kids. no 'cohabitating' couples. they said from the get go that their main target was homosexuals-they passed ( i say 'they' because i sure didn't vote for it!) a constitutional amendment here a few years ago on marriage only being one man, one woman. so, since homosexuals can't marry here, they cannot adopt or be foster parents.
i had an issue with that--for example, if two women are raising a child as theirs, what if the legal mother passes away? the second mother has no rights for that child at all. how would that affect her and her child? i can't imagine. also, only one mother could be the legal parent, as now the other has no recourse for adoption. what if they were to end their relationship? what recourse would the second parent have for visitation?
and what about the fact that there already are far more foster kids than foster parents? how does this help?
i told my husband that all those who voted for this crap, who say they want what's best for kids....well, what about all the folks down here (and it happens a ton here, it's insane) who run around on their spouse, marry and divorce multiple times, etc? and they care about childrens well-being? when? you'd have to be here and see what goes on to believe it. i liken these towns around her to peyton place. only worse.