In Arkansas earlier in the week, a state repeatedly accused of being backward, fat, and ‘red-necky’, the most brilliant and intelligent piece of legislation was approved by the citizens.

It overshadowed all the many national ballot referendums at the time, even the ones that banned gay marriage and most certainly the medical marijuana and assisted suicide referendums.

It quite possibly overshadowed the presidential election, which aside from the cheerlessness over a broken Bush-clone war hero was nothing more than affirmative action in its most splendid form.

The good people of Arkansas, despite being the brunt of incest, hick, and dumb jokes, legislated to make it illegal for any individual cohabiting outside of a valid marriage to adopt or provide foster care to minors. (Arkansas Co-habiting Adoption Ban)

Why was it intelligent? Because it showed an understanding of proper family values: that a child should have the best start in life with a couple legally married.

Why was it brilliant? Because no mention needed to be made of sexual perversions, like gay marriage and domestic partnerships, that seek to steal the limelight away from decent men and women huddling together in marriage.

In Arkansas, marriage is only between a man and a woman.

The perverts were plopped back down into the gutter, without having to mention them.

Brilliant!