So yet another Republican politician, this time a state senator who also a law prohibiting gay people from adopting, has been caught in a sex scandal with his intern.  Of course, there is the usual ridicule by pretty much everyone, but I find the conservative reaction to actually be the most interesting.  Even when Jessica McBride was embroiled in her pay for play scandal with Chief Flynn, the reaction among many conservatives boiled down to:

It's a shame that this has happened, and we feel sorry for her husband and her children who will have to deal with the consequences of this, but we won't comment on the morality of what she's done.  Same goes for the Chief.

I wonder why so many conservatives refuse to comment on the morality of what these people have done, and frankly, why don't they call for harsher punishments against the adulterers?  After all, even Wisconsin actually has laws against adultery, but the general consensus among conservatives was that it was good not to prosecute the parties involved.

But why?  After all, adultery destroys families, and is harmful to children.  It also destroys and devalues the institution of marriage.  And as we all know, these were they core reasons why people wanted the Gay Marriage Amendment in Wisconsin.  And realistically speaking, there are far more heterosexual married people who commit adultery than there are gay people who want to get married.  So wouldn't it be wiser for conservatives who value marriage and child welfare to go after heterosexuals who commit adultery?  Heck, even the ten commandments lists adultery as a sin, but is silent on homosexuality.  You have to dig further into the Bible before that's covered.

With that in mind, I would suggest that those people who commit adultery, and are found guilty of such in court, face the following punishment:

Their Marriage Shall Be Immediately Annulled and Adulterers Shall Be Forbidden From Marrying Again:  Clearly, if it is dangerous to the institution of marriage that gay people ought not be allowed to marry, then adulterers should also not be allowed to marry again.

Adulterers Shall Lose Parental Rights to Their Children:  Once again, if gay couples make unfit parents, then it is important to follow suit and enforce the same standard against adulterous people.  After all, they would likely teach their children that what they did was acceptable, which would pass lessons onto the next generation that would further erode this important institution.

Now to be clear, I'm not suggesting any sort of jail time for adultery, nor a fine.  I'm simply suggesting that people who commit adultery be treated exactly the same in our society as homosexuals.  If adulterers want to live together, then fine, just don't go asking to get insurance benefits from your partner!