THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD
March 28th, 2006 by Peter
S.B. 46, an FIC-supported bill that would stop unsolicited sexually-oriented electronic messages targeting children, made it out of committee yesterday. In other good news, S.B. 699, a bill that would push Connecticut closer to the legalization of same-sex “marriage,” died in committee. Thank you to all of you who e-mailed your legislators on these bills. Watch for future updates on what more you can do to help pass S.B. 46 during this year’s “short” legislative session.
Unfortunately, H.B. 5597, the “transgender rights” bill, made it out of the Judiciary Committee by a wide margin. During the debate Rep. Arthur O’Neill asked why “sexual orientation” was added to a bill focused on “transgender rights.” Rep. Lawlor conceded Rep. O’Neill’s point before quickly changing the subject.
H.B. 5597 is another attempt to strengthen the hand of the plaintiffs in the same-sex “marriage” Kerrigan case. The statute that this bill would amend (CSG 46a-58) only references classes protected by the Connecticut Constitution and does not include sexual orientation. If this bill passes it will increase the pressure on our state courts to force those courts to impose same-sex “marriage” by judicial fiat.
In other bad news, the pro-abortion attacks on religious freedom may not be over for this session:
The Plan B bill in Connecticut died in committee last week, but proponents are hoping to resurrect it later this session.
The same article notes Lt. Gov. Kevin Sullivan’s anti-Catholic demand for the resignation of James Papillo without mentioning his semi-retraction on the Brad Davis program. The omission bolsters our concern that the lieutenant governor is saying one thing to pro-lifers and another thing to his anti-religious base (his website, which prominently displays the call for resignation, still makes no mention of Sullivan’s retraction).
FIC members, watch your in-boxes for further information on what you can do to stop H.B. 5597 and any renewed assaults on religious freedom during the remainder of this session.
