DID HERMAN CAIN COMMIT
A CRIME? Map: Is Adultery Illegal?
THE QUESTION NONE OF THE PUNDITS ARE
ASKING; IS IT A CRIME TO COMMIT ADULTRY?
It may be...If it was
proven that Herman Cain did have a 13 year affair with Ginger White...For now
it's a she said yes for the past 13 years...Cain says No...
Would the 61
messages from Cain over a period of time and all hours of day and night be
enough to convict him?
Mike Huckabee told Fox News' Greta Van Susteren that the news would likely
steer Republican voters to a candidate "with less trouble, with less
controversy"—such as Newt Gingrich.
Which is a joke based on its face Newt
Gingrich not only had an adulterous affair with his current wife for 6 years,
he has more baggage than an International Airport.
Here's a state-by-state guide, courtesy of Tasneem Raja:
Herman
Cain is reportedly so concerned about the report that he is "reassessing" whether he will stay in the race.
According to title 16, chapter
9, section 9 of the Georgia code of criminal conduct, "A married person
commits the offense of adultery when he voluntarily has sexual intercourse with
a person other than his spouse and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished
as for a misdemeanor." At least Georgia adulterers are in good company;
adultery is a criminal offense in 23 states, with punishments ranging from a
$10 fine in Maryland to life imprisonment in Michigan (at least according to one
judge). It's also prohibited by the Uniform Code on Military Conduct. Here's a
state-by-state guide. State-level adultery provisions are rarely if ever
enforced, but they're on the books for a reason; in many cases, they've stayed
in existence due to the efforts of social-conservative activist groups and
legislators. That includes folks like former Pennsylvania senator and current
presidential candidate Rick Santorum. Santorum has said Americans don't have a
constitutional right to sexual freedom and, taking it step further, singled out
adultery, polygamy, bestiality, and homosexuality as immoral acts that should
be regulated by the federal government. In 2009, when Minnesota lawmakers
sought to repeal the state's prohibition on adultery (which, among other
things, punished women more severely than men), the conservative Minnesota Family Council fought back, calling for the laws to
be strengthened. (The MFC once counted Rep. Michele Bachmann as one of its
education experts, and both Bachmann and Gingrich have raised money for the
organization.)
Five women unrelated...Four
accuse Cain of sexual harassment One Says she had a 13 year affair with him and
has a special cell phone with only Cain's private cell number and over 61 texts
and phone calls from or to Cain...YEP! It's got to be a set-up.
