Imagine, your getting off from a long day's work. You go to the nursery to pick up your kids. And you notice two men holding hands walking into the same nursery you are in. While your kids are getting there stuff together. You ask the one in charge. What are they doing here? The reponse you get is there here to pick up there kids. There foster parents.
What would your response be? What would you be thinking about? Would you want your kids to associate with there kids? How do you explain that to your kids?
Amendment to Ban Gays and Lesbians as Foster Parents
On April 19, Rep. Robert Talton offered an amendment to the Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 6, the omnibus Child Protective Services (CPS) reform bill, on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives to ban gays, lesbians and bi-sexuals from serving as foster parents. The amendment also requires the state to take children away from their foster parents if CPS determines those parents to be gay, lesbian,
or bi-sexual.
Flores, Kino - Democrat N
Gonzales, Veronica - Democrat N
Pena, Aaron - Democrat A
A – Absent
E – Absent, Excused
Y – Voted for the Amendment
N – Voted against the Amendment
PNV – Was present but did not vote
Imagine, your at the park with your kids. And you see two women holding hands. Your kids ask you to explain why the two ladies are doing that? How do you answer?
Amendment to Ban Gays and Lesbians as Foster Parents
On April 19, Rep. Robert Talton offered an amendment to the Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 6, the omnibus Child Protective Services (CPS) reform bill, on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives to ban gays, lesbians and bi-sexuals from serving as foster parents. The amendment also requires the state to take children away from their foster parents if CPS determines those parents to be gay, lesbian,
or bi-sexual.
Flores, Kino - Democrat N
Gonzales, Veronica - Democrat N
Pena, Aaron - Democrat A
A – Absent
E – Absent, Excused
Y – Voted for the Amendment
N – Voted against the Amendment
PNV – Was present but did not vote
Imagine, you take your kids to the movies. There you see two guys holding hands and taking there kids to the same movie your going to watch. What do you do? How do you explain that to your kids? Your kids ask the million dollar question. Mommy, why are two guys holding hands? How do you respond?
Amendment to Ban Gays and Lesbians as Foster Parents
On April 19, Rep. Robert Talton offered an amendment to the Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 6, the omnibus Child Protective Services (CPS) reform bill, on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives to ban gays, lesbians and bi-sexuals from serving as foster parents. The amendment also requires the state to take children away from their foster parents if CPS determines those parents to be gay, lesbian,
or bi-sexual.
Flores, Kino - Democrat N
Gonzales, Veronica - Democrat N
Pena, Aaron - Democrat A
A – Absent
E – Absent, Excused
Y – Voted for the Amendment
N – Voted against the Amendment
PNV – Was present but did not vote
It says that Aaron Pena was absent. Make no mistake. Aaron Pena was there. But again did not cast a vote either way. What does that tell you?
Are you ready to answer the million dollar question? Cause I'm not! I am a mother of two kids. And I'll be damned if I ever have to explain something like that to my kids.
