For those who want to set limits on who can or cannot get married. I thought this needed to be repeated.
Why don't we have courtship minimums, if we're going to go around and say that someone's marriage will be devalued? Is my relationship weakened by someone having a Vegas marriage after knowing the person for a day or less? Uh, no.
Basically, believe what you want, but the world is changing faster than you can imagine. Some sort of gay civil union will be the law of the land in most states by the end of our lifetimes--whether you like it or not.
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Originally posted by three2tango
Make governmental unions okay for all; however, make it harder to get married and easier to get divorced.
Age Restrictions:
You must be this old to get married,
20 with parental consent (and at least have an associates degree) 25 without
in case of pregnancy the legal guardianship of the child is to be split jointly between the legal guardians of the minors until age 20 is reached by the oldest party. If one of the parties is under the age of 20 and one over the age of 20 the party over the age of 20 is guilty of statutory rape and is ineligible to be married before the age of 40 and also has no parental rights to this child and a vasectomy/tube tying will be performed within one week of the paternity testing.
Educational Requirements (for non-handicaped individuals): High School Diploma or GED required for those 25 and older (for those under 25 an associates is required)
Criminal Background:
Marriage may not be entered into by anyone being party to any of the following crimes:
DUI, murder, aggrivated anything, adultery (in case you actually make it through all of this and the divorce to try again) Drug trafficing, poaching of endangered species, prostitution.
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