Same-sex Marriage Back to Haunt Us - Again?

The Indianapolis Star reports that we can look forward to the Republicans pushing the same-sex marriage amendment proposal, again: Same-sex marriage ban faces pivotal year. The Star did report one lone voice of common-sense:

But Walter Botich, the legislative chair for Indiana Equality, a gay rights advocacy organization, said lawmakers have more urgent issues, namely a property-tax crisis, to sort out. His group opposes the amendment.

"We have more pressing issues to deal with this session, and property taxes are on everyone's minds," Botich said. "The issue no longer seems as important to most, I think."

A recent poll conducted for The Indianapolis Star and WTHR (Channel 13) supports that notion.

The November statewide survey showed that 49 percent of Hoosiers support the amendment, down from 56 percent in 2005.

We need to waste legislators time and our tax dollars with this? Takign Down Words has a post on this under WedgeWhack! How Far Will The Pander Bears Push SJR7 This Session?, and Bilerico has it under Indiana amendment: Where are we now?.

Kind of related to this. While doing some research for my Indiana Divorce & Family Law Blog I found a link to the trial court decision in the Iowa same-sex marriage case. You can find it here. I was (somewhat) surprised to see some of the same issues raised there as were raised in Indiana - except that Iowa has a very long explanation of the disabilities same-sex couples face. Worth reading but remember that this is only the trial court's decision.