Re: [UUPoly-L] Washington State Defense of Marriage Act

[Fritz Neumann <fritzcat66@yahoo.com>]

This is awesome! One giant "reductio ad absurdum" argument in action.

You know, sometimes the best way to fix a problem is to simply work hard to fix
it, to keep it from happening. But *sometimes* the best way to fix a problem is
to really EXAGGERATE the issue first, to make everyone realize the problem
exists, and to what extent it does. Then the actual fix often comes much easier
than if you had simply been trying the first technique for a long, long time.

Those of us bemused by irony often particularly enjoy this second technique.  
;)

  >*< Fritz


--- Ally <polyfamally@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have to say, this is my favorite family-related legislation yet.  I hope
> it brings with it HUGE debates.
> 
> 
> http://www.wa-doma.org/
> 
> If passed by Washington voters, the Defense of Marriage Initiative would:
> 
>    - add the phrase, "who are capable of having children with one
>    another" to the legal definition of marriage;
>    - require that couples married in Washington file proof of procreation
>    within three years of the date of marriage or have their marriage
>    automatically annulled;
>    - require that couples married out of state file proof of procreation
>    within three years of the date of marriage or have their marriage classed
> as
>    "unrecognized;"
>    - establish a process for filing proof of procreation; and
>    - make it a criminal act for people in an unrecognized marriage to
>    receive marriage benefits.