First they came for the gays: Kansas House targets divorce next
Source: Associated Press
Lawmakers worried that it's too easy for Kansas couples to divorce have scheduled two days of hearings on marriage.
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee kicks off the informational hearings Wednesday. Rep. Jan Pauls, a Hutchinson Republican who serves on the committee, has said the state will consider mandated counseling or longer waiting periods for people seeking divorce, provided domestic violence was not an issue.
... Three people testified favor of reforms, suggesting the state provide counseling to couples seeking divorce. Glenn Stanton of the conservative organization Focus on the Family said married people are healthier and happier than their unwed peers and the social cost of divorce to the state is in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Who the hell are these people to say, because of their personal religious opinion, that they will control who can and can't be married or divorced?
