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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-26-07 06:58 PM
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Bush planned "Signing Statement" on Marriage Amendment to allow President "jus primae noctis"
Edited on Fri Jan-26-07 07:10 PM by IanDB1
According to leaked documents from White House insiders, Bush planned to attach a Presidential Signing Statement to the failed Federal Marriage Amendment, in which he claimed the right of Jus primae noctis to be an "Executive Privilege."

Jus primae noctis, Latin for law (or right) of the first night, is a term now popularly used to describe the purported legal right of the lord of an estate to deflower its virgins on their wedding nights.

The Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman.

According to White House sources, it was the revelation of this document that prompted former White House Counsel Harriet Myers to resign in a fit of jealous rage.


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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-26-07 07:02 PM
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1. Lol that's a good one nt
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thefool_wa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-26-07 07:47 PM
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2. That has truthiness
but I would love to see the fucker try and collect. I would go to jail for the rest of my life to prevent it!

Good thing its just a joke :)
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-26-07 07:49 PM
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3. That's a good one! Onion quality!
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-26-07 08:38 PM
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4. Yep, it's called droit du seigneur
The right of the owner of the estate to deflower the female servant on her wedding night.

For further information, watch "The Marriage of Figaro" with subtitles.

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The Traveler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-26-07 09:25 PM
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5. Longshanks was his hero
What can you say about a guy who thinks "Braveheart" is historically accurate?
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