Thursday, October 27, 2005

Oops...be careful how you word that thing

Via Metafilter, a poorly written amendment to the Texas constitution, intended to outlaw same-sex marriage, may actually simply outlaw marriage altogether: Voters could end marriage for all?:

he first sentence of an intended ban on same-sex marriage, drafted by state lawmakers last spring, defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
The second sentence states: This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.
And not recognizing anything identical to marriage could mean not recognizing marriage, said Glen Maxey, who heads No Nonsense in November, an Austin-based group battling the amendment.

e.p.c. posted this at 15:57 GMT on 27-Oct-2005 .

Jet Lag Day 2

Ok, yesterday? I felt fine. Today? I feel like someone slugged me repeatedly with, I don't know, a slug. The allergies I allegedly don't have have kicked in and the Claritin knockoff I took is not having any effect. I'm seriously tempted to take a doze of NyQuil and call it a day.

See? I wrote doze up there when clearly I meant doze. Ergh. I can't win.

e.p.c. posted this at 16:46 GMT on 27-Oct-2005 .

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