We may decry -- in fact, I often do -- the continued erosion in moral standards. But whether we like it or not, the law needs to reflect, at least to some extent, contemporary attitudes. It may have been considered shacking up in the 1950s, but it's utterly mainstream behavior today.
Perhaps we should bring back the dunking stool, scarlet letters, and prosecution of women for being scolds.
It makes you a classical "liberal", circa 1900. Today this attitude would be considered libertarian.
I would think they could throw a lot of people from the universitys in jail or a fine whatever the penalty. I know several people at my school who live in mixed gender houses. In some cases they are platonic relationships but people need roommates. I have to wonder what would happen if there are co-ed dorms.
What if she was living with this man and he had two children with her? Would she get the tax break for being a single mother? And what often happens with this "living together" nonesense? You have two people living together for years, sometimes one person has children from another man.
Yes and it means automatic membership in the ACLU for you.There's no getting out of it - you're IN now.
Perhaps we should bring back the dunking stool, scarlet letters, and prosecution of women for being scolds.
I oughtta give you a good scolding for that.
(Just having fun) Holly
In my opinion, yes.
Liberal mindset = If you don't like the law take it to the courts in order to get it changed or struck down.
Conservative mindset = Petition the legislators in order to get a law changed or rescinded.
Yes and you should take your liberal friends out of Mecklenburg too!
the law needs to reflect, at least to some extent, contemporary attitudes.
Stupid laws reflect contemporary attitudes. Good laws reflect unchanging Truth.
I could live with that. I have a close family member to whom it would apply in spades.