I'm all for calling out a hypocrite, but....

[LadyHawkAZ]

there are limits. I ran across this for a post in another thread.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Koch
Amy T. Koch (born October 8, 1971) is a member of the Minnesota Senate and its former Majority Leader.[2] Koch represents District 19, which includes portions of Hennepin and Wright counties in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is a woman of loose morals who cheated her husband and hence violated Minnesota statute 609.36 which states: "When a married woman has sexual intercourse with a man other than her husband, whether married or not, both are guilty of adultery and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both."

There's no corresponding insult on Gingrich's page; I checked. He apparently just had "affairs".

[sharp_stick]

1. It's Wikipedia

probably just some drive by job. Go ahead and delete it.

[MedicalAdmin]

6. this kinda crap happens all the time on wiki...

ignore it I say.

I once amused myself at a coffee shop where one of michele Bachman's staffers was sitting and working on his laptop. I saw that he was editing her wiki page so I logged in to wiki under a throw away account and started to edit her entry adding all sorts of rumors about her husband, corporate welfare, pay offs, dead bodies, bestiality, etc...

It all got deleted very quickly but it was fun watching his head explode a bit everytime that a new edit appeared. That was one satisfying cup o joe.

[LonePirate]

7. The "loose morals" text should be deleted unless it is quoted from the cited state law she violated.

I have no problems with referring to the law she admits to being guilty of breaking.

With Gingrich not being a resident of MN, he cannot be used as a comparison unless you wish to update his page with the relevant law from GA or VA he violated with his infidelity.

[LadyHawkAZ]

12. It's a show law

http://minneapolis.about.com/od/cityservicesgovernment/qt/minnesotaadultery.htm

Utah has one still on the books about unmarried cohabitation, which means I'm merrily breaking the law as I type. It's unenforceable, but because this is Mormonville they won't take it off the books for fear of looking like they approve of unwed sex.

[LonePirate]

13. Being a show law is irrelevant. It is simply a matter of fact that she broke the law in question.

If this Wikipedia page is supposed to be a fact-filled encapsulation of who she is, then there is nothing wrong with including this fact in her bio since it is the truth.

I am not advocating for it to be included. I am simply stating my belief that it meets factual criteria to be included. Now if the law is rescinded or if there are Wiki guidelines about not including such facts, then I would say remove.

It may be tasteless to include it; but the information is true which is the threshold for posting it.

[LadyHawkAZ]

16. In Georgia the relevant law is 16-6-19

http://law.onecle.com/georgia/16/16-6-19.html

So yeah, Newt technically broke the law- more so actually, since nowadays laws like that have been ruled unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, but hadn't been and could when he did it.

[Zalatix]

2. If such a stupid law exists, kill it. Now.

[Ptah]

3. You can see that it is a recent edit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amy_Koch&action=historysubmit&diff=471026590&oldid=469394412

I'm sure wiki will fix it PDQ

[Liberal Veteran]

4. "A woman of loose morals"? Who wrote that? 1930?

I am surprised they didn't also call her a brazen hussy and a jaded strumpet.

[LadyHawkAZ]

8. I'm sure they're sewing her scarlet A even as we speak n/t

[sharp_stick]

5. Someone beat me to it

I was going to take a look and delete it and it's already gone. Keep an eye on it and see what happens.

[Javaman]

9. Something not clear in that wording...

"When a married woman has sexual intercourse with a man other than her husband, whether married or not"

other than her husband, married or not? If she's not married, then who is her husband?

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. Poor grammar usage.

It is talking about the marital status of the man she has intercourse with.

[RC]

14. Not only that, but -

From the dictionary:
1. Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse.

In other words you have to be married to be an adulterer. An unmarried partner cannot commit adultery.

[theleo]

18. Do you proofread your posts?

It's 'between' two parties... they're both committed adultery... unless - MN 609.36 Subd. 3.Defense. It is a defense to violation of this section if the marital status of the woman was not known to the defendant at the time of the act of adultery.

[ddeclue]

10. Flag it to wiki...

[wandy]

15. Welcom to Rick Santorums America........ Minnesota statute 609.36

Minnesota statute 609.36 which states: "When a married woman has sexual intercourse with a man other than her husband, whether married or not, both are guilty of adultery and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both."

Who the hell cares who's sleeping with who.

[Louisiana1976]

17. Does Minnesota have a similar law regarding married men who

have intercourse with women other than their wives? And I agree--who cares who's sleeping with who.