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Tom of Temecula

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Wed May 15, 2024, 08:58 AM May 15

Trump VP hopeful vows 'radical' divorce crackdown 'for the sake of families' [View all]

A key shortlister for former President Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate thinks America should crack down on how many people are allowed to have divorces.

Ben Carson, a former neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate who served as Trump's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, outlined his plan in his book, "The Perilous Fight," released on Tuesday, for getting rid of "no-fault divorce" laws, according to NBC News.

“The reason this matters is that no-fault divorce legally allows marriages to end much more quickly than in previous decades," wrote Carson. "When there are relatively few legal or financial consequences connected with divorce, it’s natural for people to gravitate toward that option when their marriage hits a rough patch."

According to the report, Carson claims that people pursuing divorce have not taken into consideration the impact separation will have on their children. “What those people often don’t consider, however, is the harm — both present and future — inflicted on their children once a divorce is finalized," Carson wrote. "For the sake of families, we should enact legislation to remove or radically reduce incidences of no-fault divorce."

https://www.rawstory.com/ben-carson-2668260651/

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The party of freedom right? Demsrule86 May 15 #1
Ridiculous. These are adults making their own decisions underpants May 15 #2
Isn't this the brain surgeon who bragged about his criminal days when held a knife on someone? marble falls May 15 #3
Most divorces are initiated by wimminfolk. Diamond_Dog May 15 #4
This is 100% about asset protection for men Johnny2X2X May 15 #5
Many women don't have the means to hire a fancy lawyer. Diamond_Dog May 15 #8
Opposition to no-fault divorce is no more about "sanctity of marriage" YodaMom2 May 15 #24
People don't know history Johnny2X2X May 15 #29
I have a friend who married just to get out of home and town Marthe48 May 15 #30
It's both. yardwork May 15 #18
Who is that on the bottom right of that picture? ecstatic May 15 #6
Looks like that county clerk Beatlelvr May 15 #11
That KY clerk who wouldn't issue same sex marriage licenses unweird May 15 #12
Kim Davis Celerity May 15 #44
Sounds like more small government politics Johonny May 15 #7
Freedom for white "Christian" men only. Diamond_Dog May 15 #9
Carson? VP pick? Hugin May 15 #10
And this is to help him secure a Veep slots with 2 times divorced for newer model/escort Trump? Freethinker65 May 15 #13
Republicans are obsessed with controlling women. TBF May 15 #14
I love it that someone removed all of the guardrails as they try to pass each other down the mountain. Gore1FL May 15 #15
It's not the place of the government Mz Pip May 15 #16
Dream on Ben. Happy Hoosier May 15 #17
For the good of the family SarahD May 15 #19
As a side note. the 'Book as an application for a political job' is sure bombing rurallib May 15 #20
Who says Carson is on the short list for VP? brooklynite May 15 #21
Be a lot Rebl2 May 15 #22
Can't have teenage wives filing for divorce everytime they get beat and raped their old man. Hotler May 15 #23
My parents stayed together for the sake of the children MagickMuffin May 15 #25
banned poozwah May 15 #26
What a Republican simpleton bucolic_frolic May 15 #27
No-fault divorce also reduces Rob H. May 15 #28
The idiocy & impending backlash will astound them. Women will stay single & have no children-- hlthe2b May 15 #31
IANAL, but I recall that state laws on divorce are often quite varied... keep_left May 15 #32
Women.Are.Property. Hail the Payriarchy! lindysalsagal May 15 #33
Ben Carson? He's still alive? CaptainTruth May 15 #34
Herman Cain is dead. I have confused them because they are both fucking crazy. twodogsbarking May 15 #39
That explains it, they were both equally crazy. CaptainTruth May 15 #41
removed by poster republianmushroom May 15 #35
Another assault on the rights and freedoms of Americans by repugs. SWBTATTReg May 15 #36
is cheating on your pregnant wife with a porn start grounds for divorce? moonshinegnomie May 15 #37
You will be required to present very explicit evidence. They like that. twodogsbarking May 15 #40
How long until the next step? Retrograde May 15 #38
Is Carson even in the running? Dorian Gray May 15 #42
That will alienate 95% of the GOP base. Initech May 15 #43
Easy divorce leads to kids who turn out like Crunchy Frog May 16 #45
Yeah, Dr. Sleepy, that's the ticket!! hatrack May 16 #46
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