Monday, March 8, 2010

You know when I think about it if Texas leaves the country we should make them take Oklahoma

The conservatives in the Oklahoma legislature are melting down as two right-wing principles are clashing in piece of legislation meant to address the state's ginormous divorce rate. Oklahoma has the highest church attendance in the country and the whole "family values" thing is big during campaign season, but the Oklahoma has the third-highest divorce rate in the nation. Some conservatives are going the family values route and want to pass a law requiring couples who want to get married to attend mandatory counseling and forcing a certain number of therapy sessions for couples wanting to divorce. On the other hand, you have the conservatives who don't want government meddling in their personal lives, like whether or not they have to see a counselor with their wives, for example. One conservative actually asked without irony, "How far do I want government to come into my home and your home about private personal matters?" leading pro-choice women and gay couples everywhere saying...exactly.