The pen is mightier than the sword ..

Outdated Laws ??

I was pretty amused when Aki sent me this article about a law against cohabitation in NC.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/29/cohabitation.lawsuit.ap/index.html
The article said that NC was one of the 7 states with such a law. Also in these states convicted offenders faced a fine and upto 60 days in jail. Out of mere curiosity I googled "law against cohabitation" and found this link http://www.unmarriedamerica.org/News-About-Us/Anti-cohabitation.htm
It seems the 7 states with laws against cohabitation are Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia. Arizona and New Mexico "de-criminalized" cohabitation in 2001. (how progressive!)
So I guess this makes a lot of people I know * closely * law breakers;)
I *cannot* believe that these laws still exist even today. Even the county authorities don't take the law seriously I guess , because they don't prevent people who cohabit from buying a home together.. they can do that under federal law as "tenants-in-common".
Oh I really really need to move across the river now..

posted by mightypen @ 3:05 PM