Married People banned from Singles Bars: The "Susan Crown" Laws II
By Africanlegend (Senior Discrimination and Racism Specialist)
After a year of political maneuvering, the bill proposing the enactment of the “Susan Crown Laws” finally passed through congress and needs only the president’s signature to become the letter of the law. The Susan Crown laws, fashioned after the famously successful Jim Crow Laws of the late 1800’s, would mandate the creation of bars specifically for married people and single people, respectively. These laws would enforce "de jure segregation" in all bars, with "separate but equal" facilities provided for both parties.
It is hoped that the laws would provide equal opportunities for both married and single people alike in very much the same way the Jim Crow Laws provided African Americans with equal and in some cases superior facilities.
The law proposes that separate facilities should be provided so that single and married people can enjoy their leisurely activities with out infringing on each others civil liberties. “Married people shouldn’t have to see single people having unhindered fun, reminding them of their past lives and how much better they were,” said a very passionate Congressman Dan Roy who believes in preserving the sanctity of marriage. His other argument was that having married people around causes single individuals to feel like underachievers and irresponsible party animals with no regard for their future.
Opponents of this Law say it is a clear violation of basic human rights and believe that the very laws they were fashioned upon caused a rift in the United States and a disparity between amenities that we still see today. They also challenge small clauses in the bill that they have sighted as institutionalized prejudice against married people. These are some of the points they had contention about:
Article I – Stipulating married bars should impose a drinking limit of 5 drinks to prevent family turmoil caused by alcohol consumption.
Article II – Providing a registered couple therapist in Married only Bars.
Article VI – Exonerating any persons from legal reprimand if crime is committed within a 1 mile radius of a singles bar if the perpetrator is single.
Article XV– A fine of $50000 or prison time or no less that 2 years, but no greater than 40 for any married persons found in a singles only bar.
Conversely…
Article XVI – A fine of $50 or prison time or no greater than 2 days for any single person found in a married couples only Bar.
Article XX – That all persons are required to register their status with an official government agency in order to obtain a black book that will indicating their marital status.
Article XXI – Requiring everybody to put their relationship status on facebook within 10 days of it changing.
Opponents of the law cite these clauses as clear evidence of impartial treatment of single and married people in the eyes of the state and they promise to fight it by every legal means possible.
DEDICATED TO: DAN & DENA ~ Recently engaged & KYLE & ANNA ~ Recently Married
Category: Politics
