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North Dakote bill would require couples seeking divorce to seek counseling first. -- (link)

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Feb 3 '11, 10:01

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Not sure how I feel about this one... I don't dismiss it outright. (shar.es)

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After seeing the Newly wed, Near Dead episode where the couple were arguing over a open sock drawer, I am in favour of this ND idea... - Walt_Disney Feb 3, 10:24
Does North Dakota require the same of gun buyers, I wonder? -- nm - Max Feb 3, 10:17 9
- If only they made silencers for wives, no counseling would be necessary. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 3, 10:22 2
  - a two liter pop bottle and duct tape works on guns - crash davis Feb 3, 10:24
  - just like guns, the homemade pillow version works ok. -- nm - TFox Feb 3, 10:23
- yeah, if you want to get rid of a gun there, you have to get counselling -- nm - crash davis Feb 3, 10:17 5
  - Nice -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 10:19
  - I've recently fallen for a newer, faster gun. She's a pistol. -- nm - Max Feb 3, 10:19 1
    - *exemption granted* -- nm - The State Feb 3, 10:20
  - *snork* -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 10:18
  - heh -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 10:18
Bill sponsored by the American Association of Marriage Counsellors -- nm - Roger More Feb 3, 10:12
I, too, have made up my mind completely without reading one word of the article -- nm - con_carne Feb 3, 10:10
is the state going to pay for it? because if they feel you shouldn't be required to buy health insurance but you should be required to get counseling - crash davis Feb 3, 10:10 1
- nice. -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 10:11
But go ahead and get married as quickly as you want! -- nm - mara Feb 3, 10:10 4
- Yeah, when I saw that one year part, my first thought was, "Well, there should be a one year wait on getting a marriage license, too." -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 10:11 3
  - yup, and *that's* when you should require counseling, if you're going to go down that road... -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 10:13
  - Yeah - the one year part seems more onerous to me than the marriage counselling requirement -- nm - Roger More Feb 3, 10:13 1
    - sure, the counseling requirement is just a pointless intrusion. the 12-month waiting period is what's harmful. -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 10:19
no - waste of time - therapy counseling takes longer than 1 session - Epiphany Feb 3, 10:09 3
- Yes, a proven case of cheating should be speedy grounds as well. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 3, 10:11 2
  - "What do you mean, can I prove it? Smell it. That's not me." -- nm - TFox Feb 3, 10:12 1
    - (oh, and welcome back from lunch, east coasters.) -- nm - TFox Feb 3, 10:12
i would be against that. -- nm - tRuMAN is not a monkey, maybe Feb 3, 10:08
It's consistently dickish, which is about all I'll give them. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 10:07
stupid. -- nm - decline Feb 3, 10:07
eff that....nm - x Feb 3, 10:06
Screw that shit. It's none of the state's damn business why I'd want a divorce. -- nm - TWuG Feb 3, 10:06 9
- It's the state's business when you want to get married. -- nm - Loyola Feb 3, 10:08 8
  - no marriage has been held to be a fundamental constitutional right. the state has only limited interests in reasonably regulating it -- nm - cupixie Feb 3, 10:19 1
    - WooHoo! -- nm - gays Feb 3, 10:20
  - In as much as they have an interest in not having minors marrying adults, siblings marrying, multiple spouses, sure. Beyond that, it's also none of - TWuG Feb 3, 10:13 5
    - Of course there's also the case of people marrying foreigners just so they can obtain citizenship. -- nm - Loyola Feb 3, 10:17 4
      - That, as well. And in divorces, establishing rules for division of property and welfare of dependent children. - TWuG Feb 3, 10:20 3
        
        Also, I think with the prevalence of pre-nuptial agreements, there is a danger that some marriages can be taking place solely to accrue the favoured - Loyola Feb 3, 10:27 2
        
        So? Change the tax laws, then. I don't think the state needs to encourage marriage or discourage divorce any more than I think they should - TWuG Feb 3, 10:33 1
        
        I disagree. -- nm - Loyola Feb 3, 10:38
given the exemption listed inside, i'm basically for it. i'm sure there are some cases that it would suck, but that happens. -- nm - TFox Feb 3, 10:04 1
- (or, indifferent to it would probably be more accurate.) -- nm - TFox Feb 3, 10:07
not a fan. -- nm - znufrii Feb 3, 10:03
more fundy right wing bullshit - cupixie Feb 3, 10:03
*likes* -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 10:02 4
- Yep I agree -- nm - eag Feb 3, 10:04 3
  - As long as the counselor has the right after one meeting of saying, "You are right." -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 10:05 2
    - I see your point -- nm - eag Feb 3, 10:07 1
      - Which after reading the link, I see is not the case. So I change my answer. -- nm - Spawn Feb 3, 10:08

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