Though we’ll never agree on the true definition of the term “nanny state,” the state of Illinois is bound and determined to make it happen because now they’re trying to regulate online dating.
That’s right! Online dating!
Yesterday, Governor Quinn signed a bill into law which forces Internet dating sites to alert Illinois users as to whether they perform criminal background checks on their lovesick members. If they do, but let convicted folks participate anyway, then they have to warn users those checks aren’t foolproof.
Of course, the law was sponsored by a State Rep. Michelle Mussman, a Schaumburg Democrat, who apparently believes no one ever uses and online alias!
Please tell there isn’t one single person out there who fails to comprehend that Match.com is the ultimate crap shoot. C’mon! It’s the quintessential Gumpian box of chocolates where you really never know what you’re gonna get. And a criminal record might be the least of your worries.
According to Online Dating Magazine, 30 percent of folks who sign up are already married or in a committed relationship. And as Cheap Trick so presciently sang, “Stay away you never what you’ll catch!”
Join a health club, become a member of a local church, or take a class – anything, but going online to meet your future spouse.
If you really could legislate stupid out of existence I’d start with Springfield.
More on this in the Beacon or Courier-News next week.
