As odd is it might seem, the next to last day of 2003 may someday be seen as a fateful moment for the traditional family. That is the when the United States Drug Enforcement Agency busted a pair of methamphetamine dealers in Philadelphia.
In a remarkable example of the corrosive force liberalism exerts on our society, the arrest of these drug dealers led to an opinion issued July 31 by U.S. District Judge Marvin Katz that — if sustained by the Supreme Court — could erase the special status marriage and the traditional family enjoy in American law.
[blockquote] “If that becomes the law of the land, three drug dealers living together in the same apartment, or even a commune full of 1960s hippies, will become the legal equivalent of mom and dad.” [/blockquote]
. . .and if that happens my wife will leave me?
Why not. Polyamory anyone?
No, but your children may well decide that marriage is held as just one choice among many, so why bother? It’s nothing special – to mainline churches or the government. Of course, if you look at some European countries that are further down the road than we are, you will see more children growing up without a mother and father together in the same home – thereby, in my view, undercutting the basic foundation of society and stability. But no, I doubt your wife will leave you.
During my life (GenJones), divorce has been the biggest threat to the Institution of Marriage, but it’s not news anymore, it’s a common and accepted practice.
And that makes it okay? I agree that divorce has downgraded marriage tremendously.
Good heavens no it’s not ok, but it’s just a blip when you compare it to the huge crisis that acceptance of divorce has caused in society.
My kids aren’t likely to decide that a couple of dope dealers living together, whether it’s sanctioned by the courts or not, looks like a good lifestyle choice, but they may well take a carefree approach to marriage knowing that divorce is common and accepted and they can always get out of a “bad marriage”.
I would like to make a public statement on marriage addressed to my wife. Thank you darling for the most loving 40 years a person could ever hope for.
As a parole officer, I would never allow these people to live together because they committed the crime(s) together. I have let convicted felons live together on a case-by-case basis (with poor results, I might add) but never co-defendants. It’s too bad this case has become a forum on same-sex relationships. It’s a public safety issue.