The Marriage Tax: Social conservative who led anti-gay marriage effort calls for bigger government, less personal freedom
March 23, 2009 at 8:08 am by Wayne GarciaJohn Stemberger, the Orlando lawyer who is generally behind every bad social movement in this state, is ready to move on from his victory against the threat of gay marriage. His next target? Straight marriage.
As Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel reports:
The latest from Stemberger and his Florida Family Policy Council calls for more government intrusion into our lives: higher marriage fees, state involvement in premarital counseling and possibly more obstacles for divorce.
Now, there are all kinds of problems with making it tougher for people to end their marriages – not the least of which is that it makes things even more dangerous for victims of domestic violence.
But as for starting a marriage, who exactly do these people think they are?
Stemberger’s plan would double the amount of time Floridians must spend in pre-marital counseling and quadruple the cost (to $100) if they don’t undergo the therapy.
Stemberger has already lined up plenty of sponsors for his bill. Of course.
