Discovery In The Divorce Case Of Muse vs. Warren Chisum

I did it. As promised, I filed for divorce from Warren. I asked for discovery and I got it. Since my soon-to-be-ex is in favor of eliminating no-fault divorce in Texas, my grounds for divorce are irreconcilable IQ differences. The evidence: Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, stressed that his House Bill 2685 urges couples to undergo an eight-hour marriage education class because children of never-married or divorced parents are more likely to be poor. (interpretation: sorry, I have no idea what he is talking about) --- Chisum called the bill a first step toward ending the high divorce rate in Texas and beginning to address the "no-fault divorce issue, which is leaving children without mothers and fathers. ... Even Ronald Reagan said the no-fault divorce was the worst thing he did in government." (men of a certain age love to ponder, "what would Reagan do?" answer: screw the screwable. P.S. Warren, children of divorce still have parents. It's the science thing again. I'll spell it for you - b-i-r-d-s a-n-d t-h-e b-e-es) --- Not all of his fellow Republicans were so enamored of marriage. In a moment of levity, Rep. Pat Haggerty, R-El Paso, quipped, "The bill says those that are married live longer. It's not really true. It just seems longer."

Haggerty had proposed an amendment in jest saying all members of the Legislature must take an eight-hour marriage education course.

When another lawmaker suggested an exemption for House members married 25 years or more, twice-divorced Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, said if he added up both of his marriages, "I can get over that hump." (see, even some of our Republican friends side with me) ---- Some of the coalition-backed bills would require couples seeking a divorce to attend a 10-hour, intensive marriage crisis class within a 48-hour period. If they choose not to take the class, under another Chisum bill, they would have to wait two years for a divorce to be final. (in which time one of the spouses would kill the other to get it over and done with) --- When Democrats suggested $100 was more than some young couples could afford to pay for a marriage license, Chisum shot back, "I would suggest if you don't have $100, folks shouldn't get married." (or be allowed to be residents of the great state of Texas)

Do I have to wait until November 2008 for my divorce to be final? When we take back my House?