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NullTuples

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26. "West Virginia Republicans Block Child Marriage Ban" - yesterday

Reply to Girard442 (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 10, 2023, 05:38 PM

Mar 2023

"Wyoming Limiting Child Marriage Sparks Republican Outrage" - Feb 10th, 2023 Newsweek story headline

"Is age of consent on the Republican chopping block?" - July 19th 2022 Boston Globe story headline

"Republicans in Louisiana reject measure setting minimum age for marriage" - June 3rd 2019 Independent story headline

"Tennessee Republicans Push a Bill That Would Circumvent Marriage Age Limits" - April 22, 2022 Truthout story headline

"N.H. House kills bill that would raise minimum marriage age" - March 9, 2017 Concord Monitor story headline

And of course this gem:

"The governor of New Jersey declined to sign a measure into law on Thursday that would have made the U.S. state the first to ban child marriage without exception. Republican Chris Christie, a supporter of President Donald Trump, said such a ban would conflict with religious customs."

By the way, that's just the first page of Google news hits. There are many more...

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The Tennessee House Just Passed a Bill Completely Gutting Marriage Equality (of any sort) [View all] NullTuples Mar 2023 OP

Flushing civil rights, legal equality.... Karadeniz Mar 2023 #1

OMG. Not surprised, though. Laffy Kat Mar 2023 #2

Fine, as long as intolerant bigotry prevents anyone from having the job of solemnizing marriage. Freethinker65 Mar 2023 #3

On the other hand, marrying your 14-year old cousin... Girard442 Mar 2023 #4

Oh, that's alright. 🙃 mobeau69 Mar 2023 #7

That's right, and hell her younger sister is already menstruating, she's 13... MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #18

Exactly. tavernier Mar 2023 #22

"West Virginia Republicans Block Child Marriage Ban" - yesterday NullTuples Mar 2023 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author mobeau69 Mar 2023 #5

Interfaith? 🤪 mobeau69 Mar 2023 #6

Right? It's a Golden Ticket to clerks having power over other people's lives NullTuples Mar 2023 #12

Question: Can individuals affected by this legislation LakeVermilion Mar 2023 #8

Back to the 1920's, I will never spend another dollar in these crazy States. sarcasmo Mar 2023 #9

Hate to inthewind21 Mar 2023 #10

Tourist dollar, I used to rent a condo in Florida and travel through these States. sarcasmo Mar 2023 #11

You are so right. I live in California; 38% of TN's state funding comes from the federal government. NullTuples Mar 2023 #23

DOA at the courts. Takket Mar 2023 #13

So was Roe v Wade...until it wasn't anymore. NullTuples Mar 2023 #14

That's our country's sordid history of enshrining malevolent delusion on a pedestal of law... MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #20

If this sentence is correct canetoad Mar 2023 #15

We no longer have a Supreme Court edhopper Mar 2023 #16

Indeed. SCOTUS no longer functions as a legitimate court... MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #19

Delusional mental gymnastics are being used by Tennessee legislators - of course... MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #17

Tennessee is a small state. I'm guessing those jobs are only held by the right "kind" of person NullTuples Mar 2023 #24

Indeed, it may be that is the case MayReasonRule Mar 2023 #25

My state has weaponized the legislative body. Metro Council rejected the GOP convention in Nashville spanone Mar 2023 #21