IVA Revives No-Fault Divorce Repeal

In the segment on "Zeb at the Ranch" last week featuring Bryan Fischer of the Idaho Values Alliance, we learned that the IVA is not really very empathetic to Idaho families whose lives have been negatively impacted by the emergency state budget holdbacks, suggesting instead that further budget cuts are in order.  From Fischer's website we also learned that the non-profit IVA isn't really opposed to taxes as long as those tax revenues are being distributed to faith-based organizations.  Now we learn more of Fischer's ideas on how the state should be meddling in Idahoans private lives.

During Zeb Bell's talk show last week, Fischer discussed several pieces of legislation that the IVA is working on for this year's legislative session which begins today.  Here's a portion of what he had to say:

Bryan Fischer:  One of the things that we're looking at with the Idaho Values Alliance is bringing forth some legislation that would provide for a modified no-fault divorce.  Right now we have a situation in Idaho where we have unilateral, essentially, uncontested divorce.  If one individual wants to break up a marriage and a family, whether the other party wants to keep the marriage and family together or not, they can do that.  It's really the only part of Idaho law where we guarantee a legal victory to the party that wants to break a contract, so we'd like to see that revisited in order to strengthen Idaho families.  The legislation that we're talking about would just apply when there are children still in the home.  In other words this is designed to try to stabilize marriage and family for the sake of children who really get chewed up when a divorce happens.  So that's something that's on the radar screen.

The IVA has apparently decided to revive the failed dogma of the controversial Idaho Family Task Force whose now-infamous charge:  "To study the magnitude of the decline of the family since 1950; the effects the decline has had on state social policies; the reasons for the decline, and ways to strengthen the family," and the resulting recommendations, even most conservatives agreed, were widely out of the mainstream.  One recommendation of the Task Force, headed by state Representative Steven Thayn (R-Emmett), was to repeal no-fault divorce laws.

Evidently, like the ill-conceived and delusional Task Force, the IVA doesn't believe individuals have the capability to make decisions about what is best for themselves and their families, but would rather dictate these decisions for them.  Why is it that some conservative feel they are better equipped to manage the personal lives of Idahoans?

Comments

[thepoliticalgame]

They can manage the personal lives of Idahoans, but god forbid they should have to help those very Idahoans through a fund or taxes! Ugh.

[Wordsmith]

Ohdeargawd! You know what's going to happen now? They'll be praying for Mr. Sali's resurrection 'cuz now you're focused on them.

Your question:["Why is it that some conservative feel they are better equipped to manage the personal lives of Idahoans?"]

What is it that makes them think "they are better equipped" to manage their own lives PLUS the lives of others? Where's the part of their brain that connects protecting 'family values' and promoting actual legislation that supports those 'family values?'

[scooermom]

Thanks for listening to the Zebnut, so we don't have to.

What else did Fischer say he was working on? I'm sure he has more meddling to do.

[Binkyboy]

Fischer is going to be busy trying to teach an anti-evolution/anti-science class as an outreach program.

[foundindaho]

Oh, yes, the way to save the American family is to force people who don't want to be married anymore, no matter what their reasoning, to stay in a marriage. That won't result in domestic violence or even worse...

Nutjobs.