**The Liberation Act: This is for everyone who is tired of waiting**

[armyowalgreens]

If only in my dreams...

H.R. XXXX "Liberation Act"
Title: To Repeal United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle A, Part II, Chapter 37, § 654 "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Sponsor: ________________ Cosponsor(s):__________________

Text:

1. Repeal USC Title 10 § 654 "don't ask, don't tell" policy applying to the United States Armed Forces.

2. Amends, under United States Code chapter 37, that the United States Armed Forces will provide equal protection to all personnel regardless of sexual identity. (Expanded text further defines section 2)




Amendment(s):

1. H. AMDT XXX: Repeal United States Code, Title 1, Chapter 1 § 7
Sponsor: ____________

Text: Amendment repeals DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act) nullifying the definition of "marriage" as being a legal union between one man and one woman.

2. H. AMDT XXX: Amend to United States Code, Title 1, Chapter 1 "Unity Act"
Sponsor:____________

Text: Amendment defines, under United States Code chapter 1, "marriage" as being a legal union between two or more consenting persons.

[armyowalgreens]

1. Sorry, I'm done tinkering with the OP.

It's hard to be a perfectionist when you're half asleep.

[armyowalgreens]

2. One last bump before I go to bed.

Let's keep this visible.

[Ian David]

3. K&R

Although I would prefer Marriage defined as "Two consenting, adult human beings no more closely related than second-cousin."

[armyowalgreens]

5. Why only two?

[Ian David]

6. Because marrying more than one person opens the door to exploitation and wife-hoarding. n/t

[armyowalgreens]

7. Is this another slippery slope argument?

That doesn't make any sense. It allows for any number of consenting adults to come together in marriage.

It could be 1 guy and 5 women. Or it could be 5 women and 1 guy. Or it could be a few of each.


Do you not think women are capable of responsibly entering into a relationship with more than one person?

[Ian David]

8. It's not a slippery slope argument. Plural Marriage is in itself an undesirable result.

I've had this argument before, and I'm not going to have it again.

If you're really interested, The Google is your friend, and it works on DU threads.

[armyowalgreens]

9. I've heard the argument already. I know it's wrong.

We aren't doing women any favors by saying they aren't capable of thinking for themselves.

Thinking that the state must protect women from "undesirable" effects of polygamy is, itself, paternalistic.

[Ian David]

10. Asked and answered. n/t

[armyowalgreens]

11. And undoubtedly answered incorrectly.

[armyowalgreens]

4. Bump.