Miscellaneous

Those Pro-Lifers are Serious ...

So get this: An Idaho Strawberry farmer was so adamant about his pro-life beliefs that he changed his middle name to "Pro-Life" and ran as a Senate candidate back in 2006. However, because Idaho laws prohibit the use of slogans in the voting booth, Marvin Pro-Life Richardson was denied the use of his middle name on the ballot.

Easy peasy: He just changed his full legal name to Pro-Life. Now, the Secretary of State apparently has no choice but to allow his name on the ballot. And Pro-Life claims that he has every intention of running for office every two years, "advocating murder charges for doctors who perform abortions and for women who obtain the procedure."

He'll be running against Senator Larry Craig this year, who may officially change his name to: Disgraced Gay Senator.

Full post as published by Quiz Law on March 24, 2008 (boomark / email).