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Originally Posted by DrPhil
Yes, they exist but everyone knew that. Does that mean that most of the laws IN GENERAL have some basis in the Ten Commandments? You are referencing laws on the books that have either been forgotten or are rarely used. Despite what you claim is going on where you live, these laws remain rarely used and are generally considered outdated unless in the off chance that people really want to arrest someone for something.
I have never heard them called anything BUT blue laws.
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My understanding of "blue laws" is that the laws relate to commercial business on a Sunday.
And apparently everyone doesn't know that those other laws that were referenced exist based on some of the comments in this thread. I also believe that I DID state that SOME of the laws are not frequently used. But criminal conversation and alienation of affection ARE used quite often. Right now Elizabeth Edwards is in the process of bringing an alienation of affection claim against Andrew Young.
I will put it this way, I have interactions with many criminal attorneys in the state. I have done research for a law journal casenote and a comment on these subjects. I know what is going on in my state. One of our crim law professors has had TWO cases in the last two years where someone was prosecuted under one of these laws.