Irish Government's Attempt to Redefine the Family Backfires, Spectacularly

Last Friday, a large majority of Irish voters (67.7%) rejected their government’s proposal to insert a new definition of the family into the Constitution, in which “durable relationships” and not just a marital bond, could form the legal basis for the family unit. They also rejected - by a historically unprecedented landslide of 73.9% - a proposal to re…