Tuesday, February 06, 2007

I like this:

Olympia, Wash. -- Proponents of same-sex marriage have introduced a ballot measure that would require heterosexual couples to have a child within three years or have their marriages annulled.

The Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance acknowledged on its Web site that the initiative was "absurd" but hoped the idea prompts "discussion about the many misguided assumptions" underlying a state Supreme Court ruling that upheld a ban on same-sex marriage.

The measure would require couples to prove they can have children to get a marriage license. Couples who do not have children within three years could have their marriages annulled.

All other marriages would be defined as "unrecognized," making those couples ineligible for marriage benefits.

The paperwork for the measure was submitted last month. Supporters must gather at least 224,800 signatures by July 6 to put it on the November ballot....


Hey, the only reason marriage exists is for procreation, right? That's what defenders of traditional values tell us. So the logic of this is unassailable, right?

As a follow-up, the group plans to propose another initiative that "would prohibit divorce or separation when a married couple has children together." After that, there'll be one that "would make having a child together the equivalent of marriage." Equally logical, no?

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