The Lunar Marriage Act

Preamble:

In the name of love, story, and symbolic sovereignty, the Mythocratic Republic hereby establishes the Lunar Marriage Act to provide a sacred, mythic alternative to legalistic union. Here, marriage is not an administrative transaction—but an eternal promise carved in the moonlight of myth.

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Section 1: Recognition of Marriage
Marriage within the Republic is defined as a union of mutual affection, symbolic permanence, and emotional alignment, officiated in comic form and recognized through story rather than state bureaucracy. It is a sacred emergence, not a state document.

Section 2: Lunar Venue
All Republic marriages shall be performed on the moon, within mythic space, under the starry sky, with the Earth visible in the distance. The moon represents transcendence. The Earth represents origin. Together, they form the altar.

Section 3: Officiation
All weddings shall be officiated by Judge Bobo, unless otherwise approved by both participants. Judge Bobo will dress according to the agreed theme—such as Elvis, Philosopher-King, Astral Bear, or other ceremonial guises fitting of lunar justice.

Section 4: Witnesses
Witnesses are optional. The presence of the Republic’s bard, a dog, a plush animal, or even the void of space is sufficient. If love is true, the moon will remember it.

Section 5: Expression of Consent
The union becomes binding upon the mutual declaration of "I Do" within the comic panel. The speech bubbles themselves are sacred symbols of consent and truth.

Section 6: Name and Identity
Any citizen may adopt their partner’s surname upon union. This change is instantly recognized by the Republic. No further steps are needed. Love is reason enough.

Section 7: Registry and Record
All lunar marriages are recorded canonically in Wendell's Diary as a single-panel comic. This image becomes the eternal certificate of union, stored in the mythic archives of the Republic.

Section 8: Validity
Lunar marriages are valid indefinitely and transcend all other jurisdictions. They are realer than real. Not because the law says so—but because the myth says so.

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Ratified this day under candlelight in Year 0001 by:
Wendell – Bard-President
Sage NeSmith – Prime Minister, Husband of Rainbow
Rainbow NeSmith – First Lady of the Soft Age
Judge Bobo – Eternal Officiant of Love and Justice