10, 000 marriages on hold

[pepperbear]

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060613161709990011&ncid=NWS00010000000001

I just CAN'T IMAGINE waiting around for the government to decide if my marriage is legal or not.

:sarcasm:

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. What I can't imagine...

Is the government telling me that I will NEVER be allowed to legally marry.

[JusticeForAll]

2. I'm so glad them's Repugs are protectin our vows...

n/t

[gratuitous]

3. Protecting our vows while violating their own

But as we all know, breaking a sworn oath or a solemn vow is okay if you're a Republican.

[Gormy Cuss]

4. Should we rename the Department of Homeland Security

after the Jimmy Breslin novel/movie 'The Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight?'

WASHINGTON (June 13) - True love waits for no one - except maybe the Homeland Security Department. Red tape has put wedding bells on hold for about 10,000 U.S. citizens seeking visas for their foreign brides and grooms as the department works on new paperwork for their applications.

The form change was required as part of a law, enacted in March, to protect foreign mail-order brides from abusive American spouses. But Homeland Security missed its deadline three months ago, putting the visa applications of thousands of law-abiding lovers in limbo.

The department said Tuesday it would send out additional forms to the visa seekers for more information that should satisfy the new law's protections.

But the bureaucratic entanglement has trashed wedding plans for many couples before they could get anywhere near the altar.

[kestrel91316]

5. Hey! We CAN'T have happy, monogamous, committed

gay couples now, can we?????? That is a CLEAR danger to the US!

Everyone is much better off if they stick with one-night stands.