Uplifting News

I mean, basically every Republican legislature or executive is a child predator. It's like a prerequisite to join the party. Their ratings don't drop when they're exposed.

Hopefully there's a list of people who voted "no" on it that gets leaked

There is no need for leaks, it's right in the article:

The final version of the bill passed the House by a vote of 129-14, with one member voting present. In the Senate, it passed by a vote of 32-1. Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, was the only vote against.

Sounds like an old guy from the 50s, who still clings to 50s social mores and stigmas, unaware that being a single mother isn't the massive taboo he remembers it being.

Checks Hardy Billington's Wikipedia page

Born 1952 or 1953 (age 71–72)

Aaaaaand there we have it. Not sure why his exact birthdate isn't known. In fact the only notable thing on that page is about him expressing opposition to another child marriage bill that was proposed last year. Imagine having "strongly endorses child marriage" as the one and only legacy from your 70+ years of life. Gross.

The final version of the bill passed the House by a vote of 129-14, with one member voting present. In the Senate, it passed by a vote of 32-1. Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, was the only vote against.

What sort of garbage person do you have to be to vote against something like this?

many of them produce a baby in 4 or 6 mo after the wedding

Wow, they are just precocious in every way, aren’t they?

The usual shit that islamophobes would say is that 'at least they aren't 9' even if many Islamic countries ban that shit and large age gaps in marriage (Egypt is one example) and many children marriages that do happen are between children. As in, an 11 year old girl is betrothed to a 14 year old boy (still not cool though). They also ignore that in many cases a man who does marry a little kid is often socially ostracized and treated like shit for doing that.

Old enough to marry but too young to divorce. That's the stupidest thing I've heard this week.

As bad as that is, a kid doesn’t have to be anywhere near the age of consent for their parents to marry them off to an old man (let’s be real, that’s what’s happening).

And since they aren’t old enough to be the one consenting to the marriage, they can’t file for divorce and if they try to escape, they are treated as run aways and returned to their abuser (again, let’s be real, that’s what’s happening).

Statuary rape is legal if the poor child’s parents consent. And they can do it in 36 US states. Including California. Do better.

The vast majority of American movie and tv just use 18 regardless, to avoid any legal issues

Which is why a lot of Americans, even ones living in states where it's 16, think it is 18 in all states.

c/orphancrushingmachine

Oh it gets worse. This change is just the most recent in a series of states updating their laws since 2017. Because a study was released that showed almost 200,000 child marriages in the US between 2000 and 2015. And over the next three years years another ~100,000 happened.

And while it's important to remember that a 17 year old marrying an 18 year old is technically child marriage, and 16-17 year olds girls who marying men who were over 18 or older but less than 29 is over 90% of those statistics. There were dozens between girls who were 12-14 and men who were 40+, some were 60+. And that it is still legal in several states if certain criteria are met.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States

Watch the Republicans set their hair on fire in response while introducing legislation to allow more child workers as well.

The party of family values.

My other wives are very happy with their new sister-wife, thank you for your spawn. The dowry is in the mail.

It's legal in a lot of the US, yes. Sometimes it requires approval from a judge, 4 states have no minimum age at all.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States