Frivolous Lawsuits
February 6th, 2007 | Posted in » Politics
Are there not laws that prohibit frivolous lawsuits? I thought there were. If so, then how does one justify this suit?
Proponents of same-sex marriage have introduced a ballot measure that would require heterosexual couples to have a child within three years or have their marriages annulled.
The Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance acknowledged on its Web site that the initiative was “absurd” but hoped the idea prompts “discussion about the many misguided assumptions” underlying a state Supreme Court ruling that upheld a ban on same-sex marriage.
So, they filed a lawsuit that they characterize as absurd. I concur with their assessment.
Please throw the book at this group.
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By Bull Moose on Feb 6, 2007
It’s not a lawsuit, but a ballot initiative. In this state they’ve decided that with 200,000 or so valid signatures to get an initiative on the ballot, voters can decide to directly put a law on the books.
While it has had some positive results - lowering taxes occasionally - it has mostly made a mess because the legislature and the voters make conflicting laws.
This will never get the 200,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot. There is a slightly less ridiculous one to rename Washington “Cascadia” that is more popular, that some group tries to get on every major election, but it never makes it on. And if it does? Well, then that group has spent a lot of money to get a measure on the ballot that will never win. So let them waste their time trying.
By Bob on Feb 6, 2007
D’oh! I even quoted “ballot measure”. I spaced out on this one. Nevermind . . .