Sorry, Floridians, but you're living in a police state, and your penchant for Republican politicians is only making things worse. They won't even allow the repeal of a law that criminalizes cohabitation:
Thousands of unmarried couples who are living together in Florida may be surprised to learn that they are actually breaking the law. Under outdated and rarely enforced state laws that have been on the books since the late 1800s, “cohabitation” is actually a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable by $500 or up to 60 days in jail. The same penalty applies to adultery – which one Florida woman tried to have enforced for her cheating husband in 2006.
The Sun Sentinel reports that one Florida Republican is commendably trying to repeal these irrelevant laws — only to be met with mass opposition from his fellow Republicans including Gov. Rick Scott (R).
Up to 60 days in jail? I wonder what happens in prison. I'm sure the anal rape that occurs there is an appropriate punishment for simply living in the same house with your partner.
Leading the charge to preserve the statute is -- shocker -- former Christian Coalition chief Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala.