Feb 06 2007
Gay Marriage proponents strike back: Bill requires married couples to have children or face annullment
Proponents of same-sex marriage have introduced an initiative that would put a whole new twist on traditional unions between men and women: It would require heterosexual couples to have kids within three years or else have their marriages annulled.
Initiative 957 was filed by the Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance, which was formed last summer after the state Supreme Court upheld Washington’s ban on same-sex marriage. In that 5-4 ruling, the court found that state lawmakers were justified in passing the 1998 Defense of Marriage Act, which restricts marriage to unions between a man and woman.
Under I-957, marriage would be limited to men and women who are able to have children. Couples would be required to prove they can have children to get a marriage license, and if they did not have children within three years, their marriages would be subject to annulment
Of course its absurd. The sponsors, the Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance, readily admit it.
"Absurd? Very," the group says on its Web site, which adds it is planning two more initiatives involving marriage and procreation.




