# Washington state ballot initiative: Childless heterosexual marriages must be annulled

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-ballot-initiative-childless-heterosexual-marriages-must-be-annulled/391985>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 13, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-ballot-initiative-childless-heterosexual-marriages-must-be-annulled/391985 "2007-02-13T04:48:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-ballot-initiative-childless-heterosexual-marriages-must-be-annulled/391985/21 "2007-02-16T04:48:40Z")

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[QUOTE=MGibson]  
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone state that homosexuals should be excluded from marriage on the sole basis that they cannot conceive children. I’m sure you can find an anti-homosexual marriage proponent who basis his belief mainly on the having children angle but I doubt you’ll find many.

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Reqally?! This was exactly the argument the Washington State AG made to the WA Supreme Court. (I saw it on CSPAN)

Follow this logic:

1. It is important that children are born to a married couple.
2. Homosexuals cannot have children with their chosen partner.  
Therefore homosexuals should not get married totheir chosen partner.

Is this a complete travesty of logic? Yes. Did it work? Yes. (Guess justices don’t study logic) Will this law show the Washington SC the error of the logic? Hopefully

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