The children of Arkansas

Nov 12, 2008 11:06

I remarked recently that the ballot initiative in Arkansas barring unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children is pure evil.  People haven't been talking about it much, so I was really glad to see Dan Savage's op-ed in today's Times.  He spins some frightening scenarios, in which people are unable to take in the children of dead or ( Read more... )

love, politics, kids, queers, evil

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musikmysterium November 13 2008, 20:19:39 UTC
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/pranksters-spoof-the-times/?ei=5070

Here's something to cheer you up - the fake NY Times paper given out and the protest at the Mormon temple - those bastards!
I don't get these people. It's not like there are all these good people lined up to be foster parents BELIEVE me !!!! Where are all these kids, kids who are now going to lose the people who have loved and cared for them - where the f are they going to go? I bet you any amount of money that the local DFS or DSS or whatever they call them in Arkansas won't do a damn thing - 1 - because there's nowhere else to put them and 2 because if hose kids have even halfway decent attorneys, they are going to fight like HELL to keep them in their placements. I hope THEY file some sort of class action lawsuit!!!!
Hope springeth eternal!
Joan

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willendorf5761 November 13 2008, 21:03:53 UTC
I love the idea of a class action on behalf of the kids. Lawyers for kids rock! :)

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