8/14/2002
The sponsor of Florida's Scarlet Letter adoption law, state Sen. Walter ''Skip'' Campbell, D-Tamarac, says maybe, just maybe, the law had "unintended consequences.''
Despite bipartisan near universal condmentation in the national press (for example this and this and this and this ) and even international press attention, Campbell says "Most of the calls and e-mails we're getting are half and half, with some people who have been burned in the adoption process saying `keep up the work,' to other calls from people saying the law will cause people to get abortions."
Do you believe that a single none-kook called Campbell and said "Keep up the good work. It's about time underaged girls who are raped are forced to announce it in paid newspaper ads." I have a fairly low opinion of humanity and not even I think so.
Compare this with earlier mealy-mouth statements by Campbell. Sadly, when this goofball piece of legislation was voted on only eight members said "no." (And although Campbell is taking all the heat. Representative Evelyn Lynn R-Ormond Beach, was the sponsor of this mess in the House.)
Despite bipartisan near universal condmentation in the national press (for example this and this and this and this ) and even international press attention, Campbell says "Most of the calls and e-mails we're getting are half and half, with some people who have been burned in the adoption process saying `keep up the work,' to other calls from people saying the law will cause people to get abortions."
Do you believe that a single none-kook called Campbell and said "Keep up the good work. It's about time underaged girls who are raped are forced to announce it in paid newspaper ads." I have a fairly low opinion of humanity and not even I think so.
Compare this with earlier mealy-mouth statements by Campbell. Sadly, when this goofball piece of legislation was voted on only eight members said "no." (And although Campbell is taking all the heat. Representative Evelyn Lynn R-Ormond Beach, was the sponsor of this mess in the House.)
