Man ���Marries��� His Laptop Computer, Sues for State Recognition of Union
Well, you knew something like this was coming.
And here it is.
The Washington Times is reporting that a man has married his laptop computer in a New Mexico ceremony, and is now suing Utah in an effort to force that state to recognize his union with the device.
And that���s not all for which he is suing.
The gentleman in question, Chris Sevier, is also suing to force a Colorado baker to make a wedding cake for him and his computer bride. Oh, and the baker he���s suing is the same one who���s right now embroiled in another legal dispute related to his refusal to bake a cake on behalf of a same-sex wedding. Sevier is joined in his lawsuit by three polygamists.
Of course he is.
���If marriage based on self-asserted sex-based identity narratives is a ���fundamental right,��� ���individual right,��� ���existing right,��� based on a ���personal choice��� for homosexuals, then clearly it is also a ���fundamental right,��� ���individual right,��� ���existing right,��� based on a ���personal choice��� for polygamists, zoophiles and machinists,��� Mr. Sevier declares in his lawsuit against Masterpiece Cakeshop baker
Jack Phillips.
Zoophiles? Machinists?
Laugh if you want, but a judge in Utah is permitting a portion of that lawsuit to move forward. Moreover, according to the Times, analysts admit that the claims made by Sevier ���get to the heart��� of what, if any, limits apply to nontraditional marriages.
By Robert G. Yetman, Jr. Editor At Large