It's Official: Connecticut Recognizes "Civil Unions"...

A/P reports that CT Governor Jodi Rell has signed the civil unions legislation about an hour after the State Senate approved the final version of the bill.

"The vote we cast today will reverberate around the country and it will send a wave of hope to many people, to thousands of people across the country," said Sen. Andrew McDonald, who is gay.

McDonald is not speaking metaphorically here. He and other proponents of gay marriage see this as an incremental step toward their ultimate goal of same sex marriage as the legal and cultural equivalent of traditional heterosexual marriage - in all fifty States. No doubt the first lawsuits are being prepared as I write this to bring to the courts the question of whether or not the marriage clause that is part of this law is constitutional. Expect an attempt by the judiciary to rule that this provision be struck down, a la Massachusetts.

The "marriage protection" clause was put in to clarify that this bill is in no way to be construed as a recognition of gay marriage.

"I have said all along that I believe in no discrimination of any kind and I think that this bill accomplishes that, while at the same time preserving the traditional language that a marriage is between a man and a woman," Rell said.

Yeah, we'll see how long that lasts. I think she may have even convinced herself that the language in question will hold. I posted on this bill last week, when it was approaching approval. And Ed Morrissey over at Captain's Quarters actually praised the CT Legislature for "getting it right" on this issue. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Captain Ed, but I completely disagree.

Anne Stanback, executive director of Love Makes a Family, said her group would probably begin talking to lawmakers about gay marriage - though she acknowledged it's not likely the issue will be taken up next session.

"As important as the rights are, this is not yet equality," she said.

With that quote Ms. Stanback has betrayed her groups true agenda - and it's not about death benefits or filing joint tax returns. But she won't need to bother talking to lawmakers, because the lawyers are about to do the talking for her.

Posted by: Gary at 09:15 PM | No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 392 words, total size 3 kb.