Political Quotes

“Americans categorically reject the notion that the government should take a greater role in deciding who can and cannot adopt children. By a margin of nearly four to one, voters say we should keep the system that we currently have rather than allow the Federal Government to take a greater role. Parenting skills, not marital status or sexual orientation, should be considered. The Largent amendment says if you are single, unattached and date around without any long-term commitment, you can still adopt children. But if you are in a long-term committed relationship and agree with your partner that you would like to raise a child together, you are then prohibited from adopting. We do not think this amendment works. It completely overrides the ability of domestic law judges who see these children interact with the prospective parents to determine what is in the best interest of the child. This amendment denies those children the opportunity of finding a loving and happy home with two monogamous committed parents. We think this is an anti-child amendment, an anti-family amendment.”