The Senate panel chaired by alleged conservative Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) passed out legislation last week that would make it a felony for an adult student to have sex with a teacher or employee at his or her school. Under the "Hot for Teacher" bills, consent between legal adults would cease to exist in that case.
This week it was more fun from the folks who campaigned on jobs, jobs, jobs. Democrats got in the game with their own bills to intervene in your private life. SB 545 would extend the waiting period to get married from three to 28 days if folks don't complete a premarital education class.
Judge James Sheridan of Adrian, who sells a book on his version of the biblical marriage, said this would be a good thing, as 14 percent of couples don't get married after going through the course because they realize it's a mistake.
"This is definitely crossing a line of what government should be involved in," objected Shelly Weisberg of the ACLU Michigan. "Who's to say what makes a good marriage for two people?"
There's also SB 546, which makes it harder to get divorced. Couples would have to complete a questionnaire and complete an ominous-sounding "divorce effects" program before dissolving their union if you have kids. Because the process is so much fun, the state has decided to add to the joy.
"We are a pro-divorce society," Sheridan said. "We need to be a pro-marriage society."
It's true. There are a million divorce magazines out there -- Modern Divorce, Midwest Divorce and the traditional Divorce. There are no bridal mags at all. Most young adults face inordinate peer pressure to get divorced and none to get married.
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