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    redqueenmeg: OK, fine, if you don't want it off the books then you need to start USING the law. Prosecute everyone! Having laws on the books that aren't USED dim... more »
    Alys Brangwin has a huge talent: It's still illegal in SC. Theoretically they could charge Mark Sanford with adultery. more »
    andBegorrah: But can you really put a price tag on me setting all your worldly possessions on fire? Oh. Well, yes, you probably can... more »
    Maritsa: Holy unconstitutional intrusion into private sexual conduct, Batman! I'm sure Scalia et al would argue this isn't "private" conduct because the state... more »
    Ailatan: Putting a price tag doesn't diminish it at all!! more »
    sympathyforthebasementcat: I feel like all this deny the gays and charge the adulterers nonsense doesn't really protect the sanctity of marriage. Marriage was originally create... more »
    mbprice: Well, it would make "habeas corpus" a lot more interesting. more »
    femme-bot: How about we stop legislating people's personal lives? more »
    mbprice: Even if it's in a different zip code?? more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): I'd think there would have to be some sort of trial to determine the accusations. Which would make for a fun Exhibit A. Confiscated sexting missives... more »
    warhol's gnarwol: "The minute we said our vows I couldn't stop crying [tears of blood]." -Zombie Heidi Pratt more »
    CurtCole: To remove this law might promoted the skank-ity of marriage. more »
    amowls: WELLL....... Assuming that all men would be sleazy creeps in a lesbian club is kind of like assuming that all women are sluts who just want it. I don... more »
    Clarissima: It is a major concern that heterosexual males will attend the Pinkalicious event in the hope they can achieve their desire for a sexual experience wit... more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Unbelievable. I really don't get how "men might pester the women for sex" is not understood as a critical distinguishing factor between the two cases... more »
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