Pound Pup Legacy

I can't help but think there is a HUGE waste of  time, money, and effort going into the courts these days over who should and should not be able to foster or adopt a child.

For instance, in Arkansas, there is a group ready and willing to go to court and fight for the rights of those wishing to foster or adopt:

“The attorney general has made it very clear that he feels very secure about defending [the measure in court ],” Willhite said. “It would be a costly court battle and would tie up our funds we need to defeat the measure.” Attorney General Dustin Mc-Daniel has said he’ll vote against it but last month added that he felt confident he could successfully defend the wording of the proposal’s ballot title in court. The title is what voters see on the ballot.

Jerry Cox, president of the Family Council, which is pushing the proposed initiated act to ban unmarried cohabiting couples from becoming foster and adoptive parents, said the group did everything it could to have a legal proposal.

“We put together a proposal we felt was as bulletproof as it could possibly be,” Cox said. “Frankly, we thought we would be challenged in court. I’m glad the people of Arkansas will have a chance to vote on this.” Willhite said last month that Steve Lancaster, a Little Rock lawyer, would have worked on the case for free. [From "Group shifts strategy over adoption ban", Sept 17, 2008, Arkansas Democratic Gazette,  http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/237585/]

Later in the article, it states the council's view on the proposal being presented on the November 4th ballot:

The council contends that children should be raised in traditional-type family settings. Opponents say that it would be unfair to homosexuals and that more foster and adoptive parents are needed for children.

Sexual orientation and marital status aside, shouldn't the greatest issue of concern go towards the SAFE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN?  I can't believe all homosexuals are all psycho deviants and pedophiles, just like I can't believe all married couples are well-adjusted and fit to parent.  Dysfunction is dysfunction and I have yet to see a family without some "issues" and closet weirdness.  That being my POV, I have a question that could very well change the courts and future practices behind Child Placement:

When will lawyers stop the arguments about who has a right to have children and start fighting for the rights of children?