BREAKING…SUPREME COURT HEARS FIC APPEAL IN SAME-SEX “MARRIAGE” CASE
February 9th, 2006 by Peter
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A conservative group opposed to gay marriage told the state Supreme Court Thursday that it wants to present evidence that it say shows children are hurt by living in gay and lesbian homes.
The Family Institute of Connecticut wants to intervene in a lawsuit over whether homosexuals should be allowed to marry. The group says Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, isn’t vigorously defending Connecticut law, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
Blumenthal said he was vigorously defending the law…
The Family Institute has already filed a brief in the case but urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to let the group question witnesses and present evidence that gay marriage is bad for children.
“Not arguing about what’s in the best interests of children is essentially conceding the case,” Brian Brown, the group’s executive director, said after the arguments.
And that is precisely what the attorney for the AG’s office seemed to be doing this morning, which is all the more reason why FIC’s motion to be included as a party to this case should be granted.
While we are troubled by the AG’s refusal to engage the full range of arguments against a court-imposed legalization of same-sex “marriage,” we were pleased with the general direction of the questions this morning. Most of the Court seemed to understand just how important this case is and why FIC should be included as a party.
It is important to emphasize the words seemed to. We are not predicting how the Court will rule on our appeal and, of course, anything is possible. But on the whole, the morning’s arguments left us with the impression that the Court understands what is at stake in this matter better than the AG does.
