Today in Congress history has been made, or erased depending on how you look at it.  In a vote 10,000 to zero (no abstentions) Congress has wiped off the books an antiquated law and in so doing removed an entire industry of lawyers.  Years ago such a move could not have occurred when Congress was dominated with the likes of an aging legal population; the old world, staunch men and few women born just before the sexual revolution who made up the old boys club. 

Back in 1958 Congress was made up nearly entirely of white Wasp males.  Fifty years later, the picture changed when women and other minorities rose the ranks through equal opportunity and anti-discrimination laws. However, the numbers were far from threatening.  At that time Congress was 80% white Wasp males, 10% women, whose color was not counted elsewhere, and 10% colored, which in those days meant anything other than white including Asians and Hispanics. At the same time 99% of all Congress were lawyers; the other 1% were voted into office having the benefit of concentrated voters living in non-integrated, better known as, non-blended communities.  What had also changed was that of the 80% white Wasp males reportedly half were gay.  Prior to the year 2000 those members of Congress kept their sexual preference mainly hidden along with their sensitive or more commonly referred to as their feminine side.  But when the doors finally opened a typhoon came in.  The push to open finally gave way by the vast weight of the alternative lifestyle beings.

The choke hold of old world ways was beginning to lose its grip and so was the time honored tradition of becoming a lawyer before running for public office.  The public could no longer be coerced by eloquent speakers, distrust had set in and with that candidates had to speak a different language the public understood.    Congressmen, as they were called then, could no longer dictate old world values despite initial efforts to contain the boys club by allowing entry to those willing to assimilate.  For a while they had succeeded in keeping the protocol.  What they failed to see was that the new crop of legislatures had an internal voice which after being admitted  was a voice which had to be reckoned with.  Reconciliation meant a change of attitude first, legislation was not far behind.  Within a matter of another few years, by the year 2020, lawyers were largely ousted from elected office overtaken by others with newer notions of the world popular enough to be voted in.

Fast forward to 2069, a time warp which could make anyone dizzy, and arrive at the new make up of our legislature.  Congress, as counted by a recent poll, is made up of 53% Hollywood Celebrities, 24% Journalists, 12% activists with no other affiliation, 3% homeless and otherwise jobless, 4% military retirees and 4% lawyers.  Of the 53% Hollywood Celebrities half have an affiliation with the film industry while the other half have an affiliation with the music industry. Both groups reportedly have the same celebrity status, pay scale, percent of gun ownership and drug use, in addition to L.A. residency.  The values of society have changed notably with the dominance of the Hollywood set and Journalist whose main purpose is to report the activities of their peers. With that change of emphasis first came the mandate of prenups, back when the bill passed and became a law commonly known as the Donald Trumpet law. In the initial legislation behavioral issues first crept into legal documentation, such as compensation for the damaged party arising from infidelity, alcohol abuse, rants and rage, beating, until many years later the prenup was complicated further with details as to how much toilet tissue use would be tolerated in any household. 

Finally the Hollywood set had enough of hiring big gun lawyers and tired of shelling out huge sums of their earnings to either lawyers and/or thwarted lovers.  No more; no more prenups, each man for himself, and thus no more marriages.  It's been outlawed when today a vote was cast and history written.  This change will probably have little effect on the nation, but has managed to wipe away the cries of the religious right and to wipe out an industry of marital and divorce lawyers.  The religious right has had to learn to keep their opinions to themselves.  They can do whatever they want, but can no longer have their lifestyle choice upheld by law and demanded of others.  As the shift would dictate, the former marital and divorce attorneys are now forming a new set of legal contract thus calling themselves lifestyle attorneys. 

A contract is still a contract so long as it does not counter Congressional legislation.  The Supreme Court, also dominated with former Hollywood celebrities and retired journalists, has released their accumulated statement, "Good riddance" to the press.  Such sentiment implies no cases will be heard to challenge the new law. In reaction, lawyers are already at work devising new agreements inevitably preparing to head to lower courts armed with a realm of these new contracts including living together some times, having kids but not together,  monogamous to a degree and I love you to a point.

Say goodbye to marriage, the casket, and case is closed.