We are beginning to see signs that same-sex civil unions may not prevail in Connecticut after all. It certainly won't pass overwhelmingly without opposition as its self-congratulating advocates were predicting just a month ago.
Governor Rell now says she wants an ammendment defining marriage as only between a man and a woman. She will sign the civil unions bill but only if the one-man/one-woman uniqueness of marriage is upheld, too. This is a cowardly compromise, preserving only a label. The civil unions bill is a "marriage equality" bill conferring on same-sex couples all the recognition and benefits a state can confer. But, at least she's finally acknowledging the concerns of the majority of this state's citizens.
And, the Family Institute of Connecticut is reporting that the Speaker of Connecticut's House of Representatives, Rep. Jim Amann, predicts the bill will fail in the House. I don't know if that's true, but no one was even suggesting this as a possibility before.
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