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IllinoisLeader.com plans to sue for Kerry divorce records
Illinois Leader ^ | June 25, 2004 | The Leader-Chicago Bureau

Posted on 06/25/2004 2:31:12 PM PDT by Mini-14

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To: SevenofNine
I am Catholic I still don't get logic about annulment

The logic of annulment is that the Church recognizes a faulty union has been created, and nullifies this union in the interests of the injured party. This permits the injured party to remarry in the Catholic Church. There are also civil annulments. I qualified for both. I don't plan on getting remarried, or have my kids be technically labeled as bastards. I even kept my ex husband's last name, so that people wouldn't think my kids were illegitimate.

If you have the money, you can get an annulment. People get them for convenience, not for valid reasons.

41 posted on 06/25/2004 3:31:06 PM PDT by TheSpottedOwl ("In the Kingdom of the Deluded, the Most Outrageous Liar is King".)
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To: Redbob

Exactly. I've never seen proof of the annulment and I think such basic biographical information is fair game for a Presidential candidate.


42 posted on 06/25/2004 3:31:26 PM PDT by GOPrincess
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To: MHGinTN
I agree. Not that I don't want to see Kerry humiliated, but there is a precedent for bringing Catholicism into a presidential election. My memory is failing here, but it seems that this took place in the late 1800's and a slogan mentioning rum and Rome which ultimately backfired.

Can anyone clarify this?

43 posted on 06/25/2004 3:31:51 PM PDT by yooper (If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there......)
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To: GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
The only problem is that the Democrats wouldn't care if Kerry asked his first wife to be part of a gangbang.

Hey, marital problems seem minor league when you're an American Presidential candidate and the VietCong celebrates you as a great war hero.

Or so one would think.

44 posted on 06/25/2004 3:35:24 PM PDT by randog (Everything works great 'til the current flows.)
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To: Mini-14; unspun; spintreebob

If Dan Proft is bright enough to any good against Kerry, he would have been bright enough to keep Ryan from self-destructing. Now that he's out of a job with Ryan dropping out, this is purely a sour grapes venture. Dan ought to know better.


45 posted on 06/25/2004 3:36:32 PM PDT by TheRightGuy (ERROR CODE 018974523: Random Tagline Compiler Failure)
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To: FoxInSocks; Redbob

One entry found for annulment.

Main Entry: an·nul·ment
Pronunciation: &-'n&l-m&nt
Function: noun
1 : the act of annulling : the state of being annulled
2 : a judicial pronouncement declaring a marriage invalid

From Merriam Webster's Electronic Dictionary

Thanks for the correction. Because of what happened in my family, I had a misunderstanding of the word.


46 posted on 06/25/2004 3:41:43 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi min oi)
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To: neverdem

hey we also need those fitness reports.
the reason they have not been erleased is they are very bad.
Once they are released qerry is going to be on de-fence.


47 posted on 06/25/2004 3:56:57 PM PDT by genghis
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To: Mini-14
Surely this guy is after more than whether or not Kerry got an annulment from the Catholic church. Would that even be in the court papers?? My church keeps record of that kind of stuff... well, marriages, baptisms, etc. (I'm not Catholic.) Just seems a little peculiar that these papers are so guarded.
48 posted on 06/25/2004 4:02:36 PM PDT by exhaustedmomma
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To: Mini-14

Would look more to me like they are getting desperate.


49 posted on 06/25/2004 4:06:01 PM PDT by Kerberos (Groups are inherently more immoral than individuals.)
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To: TheRightGuy; Mini-14; unspun; spintreebob

Well, I wonder what the publishers of the Chicago Tribune say about it? The Cubs just beat the Sox, so maybe they have a moment to reply, right here in freerepublic.com. ;->


50 posted on 06/25/2004 4:08:04 PM PDT by unspun (Love ya, W - try vetoing sometime. | I'm not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate.)
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To: CatoRenasci
But isn't the annulment a question of canon (Church) law, rather than civil law?

Yep .. but Kerry claims to have gotten one and was married in the church ...

We only have his word for that

51 posted on 06/25/2004 4:09:12 PM PDT by Mo1 (50 States baby .. I want all 50 States come November !)
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To: Mini-14

Nice!


52 posted on 06/25/2004 4:18:22 PM PDT by jmstein7 (A Judge not bound to the original meaning of the Constitution interprets nothing but his own mind.)
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To: unspun; TheRightGuy; spintreebob; NormalGuy; chicagolady; RedWing9; Petruchio; BillyBoy; cfrels; ...

Write to these people and tell them we want a short interview, to be posted in FreeRepublic.com and IllinoisLeader.com:

What is your response to a threatened lawsuit against John Kerry, to unseal his annulment papers?

ctc-editor@tribune.com
jo'shea@tribune.com
gdelama@tribune.com
bsecter@tribune.com
JCWarren@tribune.com


53 posted on 06/25/2004 4:19:21 PM PDT by unspun (Love ya, W - try vetoing sometime. | I'm not "Unspun w/ AnnaZ" but I appreciate.)
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To: alloysteel
Release of John Kerry's divorce records could be more damaging to his campaign than his military record EVER could be.

I want to see his medical records for his alleged purple heart injuries.

54 posted on 06/25/2004 4:19:29 PM PDT by glock rocks (I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, there's no way you can prove anything.)
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To: Mini-14

LOL


55 posted on 06/25/2004 4:33:25 PM PDT by Petronski (Ronald Reagan: 1015 electoral votes.)
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To: GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY
Divorces are dirty business, let's face it.

NO!

I'll never "face it" again....And you can't make me!!! ; )

56 posted on 06/25/2004 4:33:49 PM PDT by EGPWS
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To: Mini-14

the Catholics want to know about this too.

Catholic In Name Only Kerry -- where are your divorce records?


57 posted on 06/25/2004 4:38:51 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Mini-14

I think it's a terrible mistake to go after Kerry's first marriage and divorce. More likely than not, the person who will be most harmed is his ex-wife, who has written a book about her battle with depression.


58 posted on 06/25/2004 4:42:59 PM PDT by independentmind
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To: unspun
Write to these people and tell them we want a short interview, to be posted in FreeRepublic.com and IllinoisLeader.com:

Don't forget ABC 7 Chicago, WLS-TV, who (with the Tribune) was part of that lawsuit:

From their website: ABC7 News does not accept story suggestions, press releases and media advisories via email . We ask that these be faxed directly to our news planners at (312) 899-8019. Thank you!

59 posted on 06/25/2004 4:49:49 PM PDT by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: TheRightGuy

"If Dan Proft is bright enough to any good against Kerry, he would have been bright enough to keep Ryan from self-destructing. Now that he's out of a job with Ryan dropping out, this is purely a sour grapes venture. Dan ought to know better."

Aren't you putting a bit too much responsibility on Dan? I doubt he accompanied Ryan and wife into the clubs in question.

You may be correct in assuming this is sour grapes. But, what the hay? It's politics.

His association with Ryan should not preclude him from anything.


60 posted on 06/25/2004 4:57:26 PM PDT by wingman1 (University of Vietnam '70)
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