Okay.....you can all start making fun of Georgia again.

[Fausto]

The legislature is trying to "strengthen families" by mandating a waiting period for those wishing to get a divorce. I'll bet Bobby Brown is excited he'll have an extra 120 days to beat on Whitney.

After lunch, the Senate voted 33-21 on a bill that would enforce a 180-day waiting period for couples trying to get a divorce if they have children and a 120-day wait if they do not.

Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg), who authored the bill, said its intent is to strengthen families, while saving the state dollars from supporting broken homes. The longer waiting periods give couples a chance to cool off and think about reconciliation, he said.

"When you look at divorced women, they are five times more likely to end up in poverty," Seabaugh said. "This is an opportunity to live apart and see what happens. The longer the waiting period, the fewer the divorces."

But critics of the bill said that the bill forces couples to stay together even though they might clearly want to be apart.

"I'm concerned that we are meddling. The Republican party, which is always saying, 'less government intervention,' would suggest something like this," said Sen. Connie Stokes (D-Decatur). " I think this is something that people think about. They just don't wake up and decide they want a divorce. They don't need us telling us telling them how long to wait."

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Okay.....you can all start making fun of Georgia again.

this is excellent news!

 

[conjur]

Why not just make it a 5-year waiting period? Or, better yet, outlaw divorces!!

 

[UNCjigga]

I wonder what they ate for lunch...



(didn't read the whole thing)

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

But gays can get a divorce without a waiting period.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Okay.....you can all start making fun of Georgia again.

We stopped?

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: conjur
Why not just make it a 5-year waiting period? Or, better yet, outlaw divorces!!

good question! geez Fausto, why can your state get it together and do something right for a change?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Okay.....you can all start making fun of Georgia again.

We stopped?

:beer:

- M4H

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Jigga
I wonder what they ate for lunch...



(didn't read the whole thing)

Must have been a "liquid' lunch.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Okay.....you can all start making fun of Georgia again.

We stopped?

:beer:

- M4H

There was a brief redirect back to Alabama once we had the evolution thing sorted out, but it looks like we've managed to collectively step in it again.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Okay.....you can all start making fun of Georgia again.

We stopped?

:beer:

- M4H

There was a brief redirect back to Alabama once we had the evolution thing sorted out, but it looks like we've managed to collectively step in it again.

Georgia is determined to stay at the top of the list...



















as worst State in the U.S. list that is...

 

[StageLeft]

Remind me why again you make fun of Alabama, when Georgia is striving to lead the nation in stupidity?

 

[m0rbid]

Maybe a mandatory background check to boot?!?

 

[Hammer]

watch domestic violence figures go up and then legislators wonder why and demand 'answers'.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: m0rbid
Maybe a mandatory background check to boot?!?

Um...huh?

 

[phantom309]

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw
But gays can get a divorce without a waiting period.

Uh, no they can't, because gays can't get married anywhere in the U.S. at this time. Technically it's not even legal to BE gay in Georgia.

 

[Geekbabe]

Start again? when did we ever stop?

 

[Nitemare]

The state that brought you the white's only prom is now proud to make you wait for a divorce.

How you tolerate them I have no idea, Fausto. My condolences

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
The state that brought you the white's only prom is now proud to make you wait for a divorce.

How you tolerate them I have no idea, Fausto. My condolences

Honestly, I like Georgia, but stuff like this is making me consider a move in the near future. Fscking politicians pandering to their voting base with this BS when they should be FIXING THE GODDAMN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. :|

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Fausto
The legislature is trying to "strengthen families" by mandating a waiting period for those wishing to get a divorce. I'll bet Bobby Brown is excited he'll have an extra 120 days to beat on Whitney.

[/quote]

It's not against the law to separate and live away from each other before a divorce.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: conjur
Why not just make it a 5-year waiting period? Or, better yet, outlaw divorces!!

Conjur, as the King of YAGT, you'd have to at least agree that some divorces could be stopped and relationships patched up if the spouses would have had a cooling period to think things through.

Once someone has it in their mind that divorce is the quickest way out of an emotional situation, often they try not to deal with the problems that are causing it in the first place. This just forces an attempt at reconciliation.

Although, I would rather just see the 180 day waiting period for those with children, no waiting period at all for those without, and a waiting period of 420 days before marriage.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Nitemare
The state that brought you the white's only prom is now proud to make you wait for a divorce.

How you tolerate them I have no idea, Fausto. My condolences

Honestly, I like Georgia, but stuff like this is making me consider a move in the near future. Fscking politicians pandering to their voting base with this BS when they should be FIXING THE GODDAMN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. :|

Sounds like they're trying... many of the problems in education is caused by problems at home.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: conjur
Why not just make it a 5-year waiting period? Or, better yet, outlaw divorces!!

Conjur, as the King of YAGT, you'd have to at least agree that some divorces could be stopped and relationships patched up if the spouses would have had a cooling period to think things through.

Once someone has it in their mind that divorce is the quickest way out of an emotional situation, often they try not to deal with the problems that are causing it in the first place. This just forces an attempt at reconciliation.

Although, I would rather just see the 180 day waiting period for those with children, no waiting period at all for those without, and a waiting period of 420 days before marriage.

The point: people generally don't make a snap decision to get a divorce. It usually comes after a lot of fights, counselling, talks, crying, maybe a trial separation, etc.

The bottom line is that this is not the government's business.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: conjur
Why not just make it a 5-year waiting period? Or, better yet, outlaw divorces!!

Conjur, as the King of YAGT, you'd have to at least agree that some divorces could be stopped and relationships patched up if the spouses would have had a cooling period to think things through.

Once someone has it in their mind that divorce is the quickest way out of an emotional situation, often they try not to deal with the problems that are causing it in the first place. This just forces an attempt at reconciliation.

Although, I would rather just see the 180 day waiting period for those with children, no waiting period at all for those without, and a waiting period of 420 days before marriage.

Well, in Kentucky (and I think in many states already) there is a 60-day "non-cohabitation" period. Meaning, the couple can't be sleeping together for that timeframe before the divorce can continue.

And, yeah, imo, once a couple files for divorce, it's usually as the last straw.

 

[dmcowen674]

Get a load of the old outgoing Georgia Senator yesterday:

2-13-2004 Miller Goes Nuts

Miller spent part of his speech blasting the now-infamous Super Bowl halftime show, although he said the antics between Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake should have been no surprise considering their song included the lyrics "I'm going to get you naked."

"I'm not talking just about an exposed mammary gland with a pull-tab attached to it," Miller said. "Does any responsible adult ever listen to the words of this rap-crap? I'd quote you some of it, but the sergeant of arms would throw me out of here, as well he should."

Then, Miller elaborated on his comments from Wednesday in which he called Kid Rock an "ignoramus" for performing while draped in a poncho designed to look like the American flag.

"And then there was that dancing, prancing, strutting, rutting guy evidently suffering from jock itch because he kept yelling and grabbing his crotch," Miller said. "But then, maybe there's a culture of crotch in this country that I don't know about."