February 11, 2004

If he cheats on his new bride, he's a dead man. No, wait.... Interesting philosophical (what is a man? what is marriage?) and legal (what is the interest of the state in sanctioning this union?) ramifications. Clearly the U. S. needs a Constitutional amendment to defend traditional marriage against this new French threat. [via Volokh]
posted by goetter 20 years ago
  • His body was not present for the ceremony. Oh.
  • christ. life sure is complicated nowadays.
  • So what happens if she wants to marry a non-corpse a few years from now? Oh wait, I guess she could have it annulled, provided the two hadn't consumated.... Ew.
  • Here in the US we sometimes vote for dead senators, as John Ashcroft discovered in 2000.
  • Better dead senators than deadbeat senators.
  • His body was not present for the ceremony. i first read that without the 'not' and wondered where the body hung out for two years. is she eligable for life insurance benefits now? is this true love, or something less?
  • Maybe her husband's a zombie.
  • And we were supposed to get permission from these people to go to war in Iraq?
  • Well, if they do have zombies, they'd make great frontline troops.
  • And we were supposed to get permission from these people to go to war in Iraq? Pffft.
  • shotsy, maybe not life insurance but probably a Widow's Benefit. I don't get it. French people are weird, I keep sayin'.
  • I bet she had a great honeymoon. There are certainly interesting philosophical discussions to be had here but the story is so ripe for laughs I'm not sure it would get far. I'm tempted to say, if that makes her happy, why not? Sure it's weird, and sure it doesn't make sense, but who knows... maybe she'll have a long and happy relationship with her memory of him. He might not help with the dishes much but at least he won't get old and fat and bald. errr, might start to stink, though