January 27, 2005

Marriage & Family

Thwarting Ideological Compromise in Connecticut

Justin Katz

The Family Institute of Connecticut notes an interesting development on the same-sex marriage front in that state:

Even Rep. Staples and the Courant are beginning to realize that Love Makes a Family is an extremist organization. But they should not be surprised by LMF's position. It follows naturally from the group's misreading of Connecticut public opinion on same-sex "marriage." Pro same-sex "marriage" legislators and the Courant are aghast at LMF's "all or nothing" push for same-sex "marriage" because they are slightly more tethered to reality. LMF, on the other hand, may really believe its own spin about the fictional "Planet Connecticut," a land where an "enlightened" majority favors same-sex "marriage."

If so, Connecticut's pro same-sex "marriage" media establishment bears some of the blame. Today's Courant piece, for instance, uncritically touts a UConn poll purporting to show that a majority of state residents favor civil unions and a plurality favors same-sex "marriage."

LMF's ardent persistence continues the lesson that the various rebel civil servants around the country imparted when they shrugged at the law and began handing out marriage licenses: the prudent and practical among same-sex marriage's supporters aren't really spokesmen for their cause. This applies to their ability to fairly negotiate (for lack of a more appropriate term) at each stage of the society-wide debate, and it applies to the amount that the other side ought to take them as representative.

4:13 PM
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well, love'em or hate'em, LMF was wildly more successful in CT than the Family Institute could ever hope to be. The civil union bill sets the stage for civil marriage to happen between same-sex couples...and it will happen soon.

A good example of the family institute's poor planning? A rally against the civil union bill - AFTER it had already passed...but i guess they had to plan it for a Sunday so that they could bus people directly from church - otherwise, no one would show up. Certainly, people on the LMF side didn't bother with a presence - they had already won.

The family institute is beginning to look like a bunch of bigots who, despite their money and loud voice, rarely gets anything done. Maybe the South would be more receptive?

Posted by: skye at August 30, 2005 5:50 PM