dudeone Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Virginia considers dropping ban on unmarried couples cohabitating By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News | The Sideshow – Tue, Jan 29, 2013 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/virginia-considers-dropping-law-banning-unmarried-couples-living-225954598.html Like its travel slogan says, Virginia is for lovers. But if said lovers are cohabitating outside marriage, they are currently breaking the law. But there’s good news for those lawless lovebirds: State officials in the commonwealth are considering a bill that would legalize cohabitation. Florida, Michigan and Mississippi have similar laws banning cohabitation. In 2011, a Florida lawmaker attempted to revoke the Sunshine State law, which carries a penalty of $500 or up to 60 days in jail. As the Washington Post reports, a Virginia law dating to the 1800s states that it is illegal for “any persons, not married to each other, [to] lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together,” though officials say the law has not been enforced for decades. However, as recently as the 1990s, prosecutors attempted to use the law to take away a day care license from a childcare provider. Darlene K. Davis, 73, told the Post a state inspector attempted to take away her day care license after learning that Davis had been living with her boyfriend for 16 years. “She said, ‘You live in sin,’” Davis said. Still, state Sen. Adam Ebbin and Delegate Scott Surovell, both Democrats, say they plan to leave one part of the 19th-century law in place: a provision banning sex in public places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai604 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Welcome to the present, we've been waiting for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bob Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Virginia, you can now set your clocks forward from the year 1175 to 1950. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 can someone remind me which century we are currently in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Congratulations Virginia on getting indoor running water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Heard they are also considering banning slavery, as well as ending the stoning of homosexuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Oh geez. Come on. It's a meaningless law, akin to the one that says that you can't walk a duck on a leash on Sundays unless he's wearing pants. It says right in there, has not been enforced. There are a million old laws, even in ol' progressive British Columbia, that are equally absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Although, yes, if you were investigating, the state of Virginia prohibits same sex marriage, but allows it between first cousins. I'm saying, there are so many reasons to look down on Virginia without having to make them up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Oh geez. Come on. It's a meaningless law, akin to the one that says that you can't walk a duck on a leash on Sundays unless he's wearing pants. It says right in there, has not been enforced. There are a million old laws, even in ol' progressive British Columbia, that are equally absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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