Tennessee GOP kill bill to ban child marriage

[sggatecl]

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/377367-tennessee-gop-kill-ban-on-child-marriage

State House Republicans in Tennessee on Wednesday effectively killed a bill to ban child marriages in an effort to bolster a conservative lawyer?s case against the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage.

The bill called for the state to ban marriages where one of the parties is under 18 years old.

House Majority Leader Glen Casada (R) was convinced to send the bill to summer study in the House Civil Justice Subcommittee after an email from attorney David Fowler, a former state senator, The Tennessean reported on Wednesday.

Summer study is a place where bills often die before they return for debate, effectively killing the bill?s chances to be passed.

Rep. Darren Jernigan (D), a co-sponsor of the bill, found a state loophole in February that gave a judge the ability to grant marriages to minors with no minimum age limit, The Tennessean reported.

In 2016, 42 men and 166 women under the age of 18 were married in the state, The Tennessean reported.

Nonprofit group Unchained at Last says it has found at least three marriages in Tennessee involving a child as young as 10 years old, but state officials have disputed that claim.

 

[SpartyNash]

Can’t say I blame them. Ta hell wit’ the gubmint, git yer hands off ma marryin’ rights! If I wanna marry ma 11 year old cousin/sister Tammi Lynn Sue I sure as hell can!

 

[turok]

State Republicans can be beneath my contempt.

Craven Bundy's son Ryan is running for governor, wants to make Nevada a "sovereign" state.

 

[tomdalton22]

State Republicans can be beneath my contempt.

Craven Bundy's son Ryan is running for governor, wants to make Nevada a "sovereign" state.

One of my very good friends is a Republican state representative in TN. He is a great person.

 

[tinselwolverine]

I don't see the political strategy here, or why they would think it would have anything to do with a case against the SCOTUS declaring laws forbidding same sex marriage as being unconstitutional.

 

[sggatecl]

I don't see the political strategy here, or why they would think it would have anything to do with a case against the SCOTUS declaring laws forbidding same sex marriage as being unconstitutional.

I also don't. Using their twisted logic, Tennessee hasn't had legal marriages since 1967. That was when a Supreme Court ruling opened up marriages beyond a man and a woman of the same race.

 

[Michchamp]

One of my very good friends is a Republican state representative in TN. He is a great person.

I doubt it.

 

[Michchamp]

I also don't. Using their twisted logic, Tennessee hasn't had legal marriages since 1967. That was when a Supreme Court ruling opened up marriages beyond a man and a woman of the same race.

I also don't understand what's going on.

so they're basically saying, "if we can't limit marriage to a man and a woman, of the same race, we won't have any limits, period, fuck everyone"??

is that it?

 

[turok]

One of my very good friends is a Republican state representative in TN. He is a great person.

There is a distinct difference btw can be and all are, yanno?