We must protect the children, you know

I'm glad to see that Gonzo legislating is still alive and well in places. This is an article from a couple of weeks ago that I just picked up via WorkingforChange.com. Plan would bar Ohio adoptions by GOP by Carl Chancellor Akron Beacon-Journal 02/24/06.

If a Youngstown lawmaker's proposal becomes Ohio law, Republicans would be barred from being adoptive parents.

State Sen. Robert Hagan sent out e-mails to fellow lawmakers late Wednesday night, stating that he intends to "introduce legislation in the near future that would ban households with one or more Republican voters from adopting children or acting as foster parents." The e-mail ended with a request for co-sponsorship. ...

Hagan said his "tongue was planted firmly in cheek" when he drafted the proposed legislation.

However, Hagan said that the point he is trying to make is nonetheless very serious.

Hagan said his legislation was written in response to a bill introduced in the Ohio House this month by Rep. Ron Hood, R-Ashville, that is aimed at prohibiting gay adoption.

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