Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent Fumo has introduced a bill that would make divorce illegal in his state:
"There's no greater threat to families and to marriage than the high divorce rate," Fumo said.
The kicker? Fumo himself has gotten divorced. Twice.
UPDATE: Well, this is what I get for posting before I'm sufficiently caffeinated in the morning. Fumo's bill was actually a rider to protest a proposed amendmend to ban same-sex marriage. He was saying that divorce is more of a threat to the sanctity of marriage than gay marriage is. Ahh. Sorry for the confusion.
Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach has written about a range of topics, including social policy issues and urban planning and design. Originally from Tennessee, he joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
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