Utah bill would curb social engineering nonsense

I'm an economic populist first and foremost. But social engineering efforts by the Far Right keep hard-working Americans down almost as much as their economic engineering efforts do.

In Utah, it's illegal for people in a cohabiting relationship to become foster or adoptive parents. Most other U.S. states don't have such a policy.

Utah's policy is rather ludicrous - especially because the state has a shortage of potential adoptive and foster homes. And because other states get by relatively well without such a rule.

The Utah rule isn't some vestige from the 19th century. It became law in 2000, believe it or not!

Now, however, a Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill to repeal Utah's ban on unmarried foster and adoptive parents.

But the Utah legislature remains so conservative that it probably won't take up this issue any time soon, beezweezerly enough.

(Source: http://www.sltrib.com/ci_11300249)