BISMARCK, N.D. - Living together out of wedlock would be downgraded from a sex crime to fraud, and then only if the couple claims to be married, under a proposal that passed the state Senate on Friday.
The bill was changed from an outright repeal of the state’s anti-cohabitation law. The amended proposal would make the false representation of marital status a misdemeanor crime for a man and woman who live together.
Since statehood, North Dakota has barred unmarried couples from “openly and notoriously” living together as if they were married. It is one of seven states with anti-cohabitation laws. - MSNBC
Necromancy, however, remains a felony, as does practicing phrenology without a license. Both are punishable by 12 hours in the stocks, followed by 6 months of shunning. Repeat evidoers may be driven from the community.
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I'm curious as the where each of these 7 states stand on gay marriage, and then on same-sex cohabitation, (non-sexual, i.e. roommates).
Or for that matter, is being gay in any of these states even legal? (Is it illegal anywhere?) If it is legal, then why couldn't a cohabitating male/female pair just claim to be gay roommates?
So what was the point of the law? There is no way to prosecute without invasion of privacy, and I guess it didn't have anything to do with children and inheritance. Was there a point? It sounds similar to what is happening in that little town in Canada, Herouxville (sp?).
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The good citizens of North Dakota didn't want their cities to become hotbeds of sin, like so many of the cities in the region, such as Pierre, South Dakota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Helena, Montana. "Let them cities turn into Sodoms and Gomorrahs," said one prominent North Dakota legislator. "We're not sinful folk like that."
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Originally posted by DorianGreyed: "So what was the point of the law?"
The good citizens of North Dakota didn't want their cities to become hotbeds of sin, like so many of the cities in the region, such as Pierre, South Dakota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Helena, Montana. "Let them cities turn into Sodoms and Gomorrahs," said one prominent North Dakota legislator. "We're not sinful folk like that."
Ah, so is that why it's South Dakota with the 'Badlands' ? And there's me thinking that was just something to do with climate and geography. Now tell me that the cities of South Dakota are 'cities of the plain' and the picture will be complete.
Originally posted by DorianGreyed: "So what was the point of the law?"
The good citizens of North Dakota didn't want their cities to become hotbeds of sin, like so many of the cities in the region, such as Pierre, South Dakota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Helena, Montana. "Let them cities turn into Sodoms and Gomorrahs," said one prominent North Dakota legislator. "We're not sinful folk like that."
DG, knowing how your big on refrencing your quotes, may I have a refrence on the above quote?
Originally posted by DorianGreyed: "So what was the point of the law?"
The good citizens of North Dakota didn't want their cities to become hotbeds of sin, like so many of the cities in the region, such as Pierre, South Dakota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Helena, Montana. "Let them cities turn into Sodoms and Gomorrahs," said one prominent North Dakota legislator(i.e. Mr Dorian Greyed). "We're not sinful folk like that."
Above post was edited to correct unscourced quote.
Originally posted by Kendor: I'm curious as the where each of these 7 states stand on gay marriage, and then on same-sex cohabitation, (non-sexual, i.e. roommates).
Now tell me that the cities of South Dakota are 'cities of the plain' and the picture will be complete.
