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SheilaT

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16. Good example there,

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 12:30 AM

Jul 2013

70 years old and got married at 20. And I'm not being sarcastic at all. The very vast majority of women do change their surname at marriage, and even though I personally didn't do that, and personally consider it a very strange thing to do, I recognize that my opinion is the odd one.

Makes me wonder how people in the witness protection program manage.

I agree with the sentiment that this is a totally outrageous thing to require. It's part and parcel of the whole war on women: women can't be trusted to make decisions about their body, women can't even be trusted that they have the last name they say they have.

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I don't think this will pass a Fourteenth Amendment challenge. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #33

Man, I've been through this BainsBane Jul 2013 #4

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What? BainsBane Jul 2013 #10

To keep women from escaping abusive RW men meow2u3 Jul 2013 #19

Teach your daughters BainsBane Jul 2013 #23

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While this is totally absurd, SheilaT Jul 2013 #6

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Good example there, SheilaT Jul 2013 #16

Our daughter is getting married next month. phylny Jul 2013 #25

I told my daughter that she will not change her name. all american girl Jul 2013 #28

Virginia here, too. phylny Jul 2013 #37

Funny thing is, I hyphened my name to make it easier. all american girl Jul 2013 #38

I had been saving up some money to take the kids to Disney World. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #7

There's always Disneyland in CA. PADemD Jul 2013 #20

I'm in WA state so CA would be much closer and less expensive. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #24

Because women tend to vote for Democrats. That's why... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #9

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Yep! It's all by design! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #14

I smell a 19th Amendment suit meow2u3 Jul 2013 #22

So... FL is denying ID to women? And requires ID to vote? How is this not a civil rights violation? politicat Jul 2013 #15

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It may have slipped by them. politicat Jul 2013 #26

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I'm that person Ageless Hippie May 2014 #48

Good point. Welcome to DU! nt valerief May 2014 #49

The pre-14th amendment view of governance. No citizenship unless you are white, male, etc. freshwest Jul 2013 #18

This is not really a "war against women", per se. djean111 Jul 2013 #27

This is more about women changing their name when married (and immigrants) than FL law kdmorris Jul 2013 #31

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It's not just an invasion of women's privacy kdmorris Jul 2013 #47

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Yes, they scanned them all for my husband too kdmorris Jul 2013 #45

The only answer to that would be for a woman to avebury Jul 2013 #32

A woman can keep her name for business and legal purposes, and use her husband's name socially FarCenter Jul 2013 #34

My boss kept her maiden name and is known both professionally and avebury Jul 2013 #35

Lots of brides are all keen to change their DL, Passport, bank accounts, etc to husband's name. FarCenter Jul 2013 #36

Changing your name is always a hassle, wherever you live. MineralMan Jul 2013 #41

NOT just Florida. SSA as well Glitterati Jul 2013 #42

This is one more way to chip at the number of voting Democrats, pnwmom Jul 2013 #43

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Boycott Florida??? LittleBlue Jul 2013 #46