Unmarried and living together a NO-NO?

[derstuka]

I guess I won't be moving to Black Jack, MO anytime soon. Sounds like a real "free" country example.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/17/unmarried.ap/index.html

[James_B_Wads2000]

First of all this article sounds too far-fetched to be true. But if it is that law or ordinance will never hold. Every state constitution has a clause dubbed, "equal protection under the law". It is only a matter of time until someone will sue and the ordinance will be overturned. It is the same thing when towns or states tried to pass law enforcing segregation or laws banning interracial marriage.

This is this same clause that every state is rushing to amend their constitution to define marriage between a man and a woman. The state's amendments would give them the power to effectively ban gay marriage in their state. But the US Constitution also has an 'equal protection under the law' clause. And the Federal Constitution supersedes all state Constitutions. To amend the US Constitution is very hard to do and is doubtful that a marriage between man and woman would pass.

Whatever your feelings on gay marriage are, it seems likely that at some point in the future it will be backed by the government.

James

[Udink]

The couple should just move to Kanab, I'm sure they'd feel very welcome there as well. :lol8: