Bill Would Block Republicans From Adopting Children

[kweerwolf]

An Ohio Democrat is proposing legislation that would prevent Republicans from adopting children, a move aimed at embarrassing the GOP over moves to block gay adoptions.

State Sen. Robert Hagan (D-Youngstown) admits his bill is purely "tongue-in-cheek" but says that the message is anything but a joke.

In an email sent to fellow legislators, and obtained by Knight Ridder Newspapers, Hagan says he's looking for co-sponsors to "introduce legislation in the near future that would ban households with one or more Republican voters from adopting children or acting as foster parents."

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In Hagan's email to fellow lawmaker's he skewers Hood's assertions, offering his own "credible research" shows that adopted children raised in Republican households are more at risk for developing "emotional problems, social stigmas, inflated egos, and alarming lack of tolerance for others they deem different than themselves and an air of overconfidence to mask their insecurities."

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/02/022406gopAdopt.htm

[stepnw1f]

1. Their Efforts Will Backfire Bigtime

People are sick of them and their irrational bigotry.

[Skink]

2. Is Rw-ness hereditary?

[stepnw1f]

8. nope

I know of Liberals who have conservative parents. And vice versa...

just teach your children well.

[bluerum]

3. I think we should try forced sterilization of registered pukes too. eom

[serryjw]

4. OMG I love it!

Someone has BALLS! I must send Senator Hagan a thanks

[MercutioATC]

5. Once again, Repubs "love the fetuses, hate the babies".

Work to make abortion illegal, but limit the avenues of adoption. Typical.


As an Ohioan, I'm proud of Hagan for making the statement.

[whalerider55]

6. pure alinsky,,,

you see, the biggest diifference is this. progressives can laugh and appreciate the absurd. neocons and their ilk can only leer, have no sense of humor, and are incapable of appreciating the sheer absurdity of their ethical hypocrisy.

whalerider

[Sperk]

7. Repugs are a threat to our Children! HA....love it...love it.

n/t

[TaleWgnDg]

9. hear, hear !!! . . . n/t

[Morning Dew]

10. Great plan!!

After all, Repukes chose that lifestyle, they try to teach it in the schools, they flaunt it and they try convert others.

[sui generis]

11. hell I'd block them from getting married or having natural children

why stop with adoptions?

I'd also remove employment protections and hate crime laws, and make them unable to will their property to anyone except their gap toothed third cousins twice removed.

Give them a taste of their own fucking medicine.