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To: William Terrell
The police power of the state is the most ancient principle of government known to man. It can to us along with the common law from England.

Transparent strawman.

I never said that the state has no police power, only that no-fault divorce does not rise to the level of "threaten(ing) the health, welfare and safety of the people of the state" and consequently the state may not use its police power to prohibit it.

Show how divorce directly and concretely "threaten(s) the health, welfare and safety of the people of the state".

You forgot to say "Show how no-fault divorce. . .". You left out the word "no-fault". An oversight, I'm sure.

It was, actually. I amend the question, which you dodged (an oversight, I'm sure).

You say, get the law changed. And I ask, how specifically and feasibly?

The same way you get any law changed.

Conservatives are supposed to believe in the rule of law, right? That's one of the bedrocks of our philosophy?

Or are you seriously advocating using the use of the state's police power to settle a political argument you don't think you can win?

271 posted on 11/27/2007 8:05:17 AM PST by highball ("I never should have switched from scotch to martinis." -- the last words of Humphrey Bogart)
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To: highball
You challenged that the state has the right to mandate that the suing party in a no-fault divorce must give up custody. The state's police power gives it that. You miss the point. You called it "liberal nonsense".

It was, actually. I amend the question, which you dodged (an oversight, I'm sure).

Did you read my post? I answered your question.

The same way you get any law changed.

Too many interests involved in this divorce industry. You hadn't figured that out? Waiting for you to tell me how to overcome them.

284 posted on 11/29/2007 7:13:20 AM PST by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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