I think the median voter has the following preferences concerning adoption: same race parents > parents different race > no adoption.
Bryan's point is that adoption workers seem to prefer: same race parents > no adoption > parents different race. The MVT would predict otherwise. I claim that capture of the adoption business prevents the MVT result. Is there survey evidence that the median voter and adoptions workers have the same preferences? Fabio > In this case I don't think the adoption workers preferences are very far > from the median voter's preferences regarding general adoption policies. > Yes, I think: people are basically afraid of someone taking their kids, > and people are not in fact very comfortable with trans-racial adoption. > > Fabio wrote: > >A more probably chain of causation is: adoption workers get legislation > >passed giving them jurisdiction over adoptions (called "usurptation" > >in some academic circles), then set up self-perpetuating mechanisms > >that enforce unpopular policies. Since little is to be gained > >from combatting these policies, few people bother to fight it.
