Fla. Gov. Not Eyeing Adoption Ban

[davidinalameda]

Florida governor Rick Scott indicated Wednesday that he does not have any immediate plans to try to reinstate the ban on adoption by same-sex couples, which the courts struck down last year.

According to WCTV-TV, some advocates are nervous because Scott appointed David Wilkins, who is affiliated with a fundamentalist Christian organization, to head the state Deparmtent of Children and Families. The agency stopped enforcing the draconian ban last year after an appeals court upheld a decision from a Miami judge overturning the law.

In remarks to reporters, Scott, who believes married couples should adopt, said that he, and not the agency head, would make the decision. A spokesman added that the Republican governor planned to enforce the law, not his personal beliefs. Same-sex couples cannot marry in Florida.

Moreover, WCTV-TV reports that it remains unclear how the administration could change the new policy, now that the timeline for appealing the legal decision has passed.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/01/20/Fla_Gov_Not_Weighing_Adoption_Ban/

[pgodbold]

1. Right. WCTV being located in the Florida capitol Tallahassee and known for faithfully reporting the

BS stream from the (they can see it from their front porch) Governor's Mansion. In this case is to tamp down the outrage from his actual plans clearly and rightly reported by a real news organization, The Miami Herald. Florida Baptist Children's Home indeed.

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2011/01/scott-says-he-continues-to-oppose-gay-adoption-wont-discuss-policy-plans.html#ixzz1BW8vHX7a

[Ineeda]

2. Don't trust ANYTHING Prick Scott says. Ever. n/t