It is a story too good to be true...according to the Associated Press, there is a move afoot in California to impose a ban on divorce.
A Sacramento Web designer, John Marcotte, would like to see this become a ballot initiative in 2010.
As the AP reports:
"Since California has decided to protect traditional marriage, I think it would be hypocritical of us not to sacrifice some of our own rights to protect traditional marriage even more," the 38-year-old married father of two said.
Unless you have a good bankroll behind you, making these petition drives successful is a huge, uphill climb:
Marcotte is looking into whether he can gather signatures online, as proponents are doing for another proposed 2010 initiative to repeal the gay marriage ban. But the odds are stacked against a campaign funded primarily by the sale of $12 T-shirts featuring bride and groom stick figures chained at the wrists.
Marcotte needs 694,354 valid signatures by March 22, a high hurdle in a state where the typical petition drive costs millions of dollars. Even if his proposed constitutional amendment made next year's ballot, it's not clear how voters would react.
The deck is pretty much stacked against Marcotte, but the point has been succinctly made.
Often times the most truth can be found in satire, and I give this man credit for having the vision to call the hypocrites and phonies out.
You can read the full story here.
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