Out-of-State Same-Sex “Marriage” Bill Still Dead
April 11th, 2008 by Peter
But it’s death did not go unnoticed. There is a major article, for instance, on page 5 of the April Catholic Transcript. Unfortunately, it does not appear on the paper’s web site. But here is an excerpt:
HARTFORD – Testimony by the public policy arm of the state’s bishops and by the Family Institute of Connecticut helped to kill a bill that would have required the state to recognize legal unions of same-sex couples from out of state…
Peter Wolfgang, president of Family Institute of Connecticut Action, also testified in opposition to the bill. “The last section of this bill converts an out-of-state same-sex marriage to a civil union,” he said. “This type of legislation is contrary to Connecticut law, which explictly defines marriage as between a man and a woman.”
He also said the real purpose of H.B. 5925 “appears to be the continuation of the incremental, piecemeal strategy of redefining marriage in Connecticut.”
The Hartford Business Journal’s “influence” column also quotes my erroneous prediction that we would fail to stop the bill in committee. Looks like we had more “influence” than I realized.
That said, the Journal did some good reporting on how outnumbered we are at the state Capitol:
The Family Institute is also represented by Dolores Malloy from Malloy & Associates. Love Makes A Family has three in-house lobbyists and three lobbyists from Betty Gallo & Co.
We are not yet aware of any effort to revive the bill. But you see from the Journal piece what we’re up against. We will keep watching for news on this and other battles.
