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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (6657)2/26/2001 8:37:15 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
While I think it is a good idea to discuss the terms of marriage before marriage begins (I did with my wife), I'm not sure it's well-suited for the basis of a law. Over on the PCAT thread someone is proposing a law to force blood donations. Just because we CAN make a law doesn't mean we SHOULD.

I'm thinking of all the informal liaisons where such a law would not apply. At least when two people marry there is a consideration of a relationship. When the bars close at 2am and someone brings home their new "friend" for the first time, they may embark upon a relationship that could last months or years. That seems to be a bad way to start a relationship, but heck, lots of people do.

Perhaps we could start people exploring relationship dynamics in high school. That's when people really start engaging in social interaction. It would be nice if they had a heads up. But, I guess, high school is supposed to be teaching them the basics in language and mathematics, even though their HIGH SCHOOL knowledge of these are likely to have less impact to the quality of their personal life than social relationships. Most people who have jobs that require only a high school education don't use math more complex than that being done by my 6th grader.

This is yet another area where parents get to pass on their dysfunctions. Hard to fix that with any law and still retain a democracy (or a democratic republic - someone nailed me on that before - lax use of language). Sigh.

Edit: EVIL grub times 10!
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