Brody's Scribbles... Utah GOP Introduces Anti-Gay “Family Policy” Bill

Utah State Representative  LaVar Christensen (R)

By Eric Ethington (Salt Lake City, Utah) FEB 2 | Extremist and anti-gay Representative LaVar Christensen has just introduced House Bill 270, called the “Family Policy” bill. The language includes the State affirming marriage as “ordained by god” between a man and a woman:

"As the public policy of Utah, that a family, consisting of a legally and lawfully married man and woman and their children, is the fundamental unit of society; and requires that publicly funded social programs, government services, laws, and regulations designed to support families be carefully scrutinized to ensure that the promote the family."

And as if we needed any more proof that Christensen and his Sutherland Institute cronies have never actually read the constitution, it also says, “Marriage and family predate all governments and are supported by and consistent with the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God, the Creator and Supreme Judge of the World.”

Welcome back to the dark ages folks. I’m still going through the details of the bill, but it appears that it doesn’t actually effect any actual policies, but rather is a typical Utah GOP ‘Message Bill’ designed to garner favor with the most extreme 1% of the population. Utah already has a constitutional amendment (Amendment 3) which prohibits same sex marriage, civil unions or any governmental recognition similar to marriage in the state.