I think we should publicly ask Elizabeth Dole

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to endorse the bimbo, himbo elimination act. No person can marry anyone whom he or she was dating while either one was married to another person. The provision would be retroactive so Dole would have to take one for the team.

[mwooldri]

1. Eh? What's this all about then?

Is this a serious bill that's going through the legislature - that a couple who were "going out" together cannot marry if they were "going out" whilst one of the couple were married to someone else? If so, what's the source of this? On its own it sounds crazy, and any politician of any hue unless they're _extremely_ warped wouldn't even introduce such crazy legislation let alone vote for it.

Certainly it sounds like something the "Family Values" crowd would dream up, but how many Southern Baptist preachers would this legislation affect too? I am personally against divorce but if someone else wants to get one fine by me.

Would there be a time limit on it? This would make more sense to my more "conservative" family values - I certainly think that say, three years after a separation or divorce of a married couple, if the divorcee is still "going out" with the significant other that caused that person to dissolve their marriage then perhaps they have found Mr./Ms. Right after all and should be encouraged to live their lives out together. I personally think that marriage is way too easy over here in the US, and something to encourage people to stay together and maybe even some compulsory "pre-marriage" counselling is in order. When any couple can show up at the local courthouse, get a license, say their "I Do's" in front of a JP and they're married just like that then that's way too easy.

As repugnant as I find Senator Dole's attitude towards certain policies (esp. healthcare - voting to cut it as an example), I don't think that her marriage should be annulled due to some law such as this. She's been married enough years to Bob to ensure that they're happy enough together.

Mark.

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2. why shouldn't it

She is a leading proponent of my not being allowed to marry. Why is she so special?

[mwooldri]

3. Apologies if I'm not clear but "what _is_ this all about?"

The bimbo-himbo exclusion act. I tried a google search on "bimbo himbo exclusion act" and got nothing meaningful.

If this is some heterosexual-onlys marriage legislation that is designed to prevent non-heterosexuals from getting married then from the way you're stating it to me it is as if it's coming at a high price to divorcees who just have happened to met their new spouse whilst they were cheating on their old spouse, and I guess this is how Bob and Elizabeth Dole met? If this is what I think it is, anti-gay marriage legislation that also stops divorcees from marrying the people who they cheat with and if the Doles met because of cheating then heck yeah, then Mrs. Dole, go ahead and sign it and show being a hypocrite.

So "What is this all about?" Please fill me in.

Many thanks for enlightening me, Mark.

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4. It is a joke

No there is no such act but I think it should be passed before any of these fake protection of marriage things. I would be willing to bet the likes of Ms Dole has destroyed way more marriages than allowing gays to marry every could.

[mwooldri]

5. A-men to that one :) (At least something to cut divorce). (n/t)

[Jack from Charlotte]

9. Sue Myrick would qualify. She was married to someone else as was...

Myrick. They ditched the others to get married so she could tell us about her repug family values.

[musical_soul]

6. I don't really see the use in marriage.

Sounds like a waste of time to me since hardly anybody is serious about it anymore.

But we need to make it clear that EVERYBODY has a right to get married. Tell Lizzy to stay out of our business.

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7. It is very useful

if you are trying to bring your foreign lover into the country, trying to insure your partner, or trying to jointly adopt to name three things.

[musical_soul]

8. That's really how we need to present the argument.

Don't talk about how gays need to be accepted because people just don't care to hear it.

Talk about how they should have a right to their loved ones just like we have legal rights with ours. It's not fair that a gay person be deprived of certain legalities just for being gay. If we can paint the picture of a human being put through this, we have a better case.

[Kenergy]

10. I think we should publicly ask Elizabeth Dole for her resignation

She's a lousy representative and a waste of taxpayer money.