Wow, MISSOURI did that???
MISSOURI??!??
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I'm thinking the tipping point has been reached, the pendulum is now moving away from conservatism, and we'll see little upsets like this as rural states begin to shift back. Missouri is facing a hell of a medicaid cut which they can't afford, that may ripple for a while.
Unfortunately they have short memory spans but eventually they'll flip for a generation, like the New Deal era. People will just give up on MAGA and go the other way.
No they wont. They'll continue to blame others and refuse to accept responsibility. There will be no pendulum swing because they will keep reinforcing themselves through radical fascist media expansion.
I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missouri.
Republican men are probably throwing a fit that they won’t be able to legally groom and rape children for “family values” anymore
This is a new article from 1800, right? right?
Abolish Marriage.
We don’t need the state or religious authorities dictating our relationships.
Amen, brother.
Need to do something for stuff like inheritance and visitation rights that's currently coupled (pun intended) to marriage.
National Emergency Contact Database. Sign a piece of paper together to make each other emergency contacts in the eyes of the govt. have as many as you’d like!
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That's the role of the de facto union. But the civil union usually grants you special conditions, along with your spouse.
The year is 2025.......
And America is still this ass backwards.
Least some good news for once.
About fucking time you backasswards rednecks
Still allowed in a lot of US states
Checked if this was an Onion type article. So glad it isn't.
Bet Republicans are furious
Where is the loop hole? Emancipation?
Well, glad I married off my daughter at 14 last year. Knew that was a good decision
My other wives are very happy with their new sister-wife, thank you for your spawn. The dowry is in the mail.
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Rep. Hardy Billington, R-Poplar Bluff, was among the few who spoke against the bill, arguing that barring pregnant teenagers from getting married would increase abortion rates.
“We all claim to be pro-life here in the body,” Billington said. “Now we’re going to vote on this bill where babies are going to die.”
Disgusting. What a pitiful excuse to enable the trafficking of children. I'm ashamed to live here. There's no fucking guarantee that it would even increase abortion rate, this guy is a closeted pedophile looking out for his ilk.
Apparently he's been spouting this bullshit for at least the past year. Not to mention he's also a homophobe.
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.
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"Do you know any kids who have been married at age 12? I do. And guess what? They're still married," Moon said in response to questioning by Democratic state Representative Peter Merideth.
Child brides aren’t old enough to divorce their husbands.
Old enough to marry but too young to divorce. That's the stupidest thing I've heard this week.
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This was allowed before?!
Most US states allow it with parental consent.
In theory it's a holdover from times when age based consent was crazy liberal ideology, which for most of the red states means like 1990.
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.
The next time someone makes fun of shithole countries remind them that hundreds of 12yo are married in the US every year. And I guess their little bodies are ready for motherhood because many of them produce a baby in 4 or 6 mo after the wedding.
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And if it fails, you know whoever voted for it to not pass is a child predator. Hopefully there's a list of people who voted "no" on it that gets leaked so people, especially parents, know who to cut contact with.
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I mean... this is reason to celebrate, but at the same time it's like saying you're giving up on blinding orphan puppies. You were doing what?
Two questions:
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What was the age before?
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What's the lowest age permitted in all the States?
It was 16 but only with parental consent and only with a marriage partner 21 or younger.
16 with parental consent is quite common. Mississippi I think is 15. Some allow marriage younger than this (some have effectively no minimum age), but with the requirement for consent to also be sought through the courts.
In many it used to be something like with parental permission. Basically child trafficking enshrined in law.
Human trafficking was the foundation of our great nation. Hell, there's still a lively Mail Order Bride market out of the States.
We can't stop. We won't stop.
I'll be curious to see if this law survives contact with the courts. Perhaps we'll even see destination weddings happening on the other side of the Arkansas border.
Dammit man, this hits close to home. I'm from Missouri and we used to talk shit on Arkansans all the time. Now I've lived in Arkansas for over a decade and can confirm... there are some sketchy parts. Lol, I need to escape.
Well, you can always come down and hang with me in Texas. nervous laughter
scrambling to hide from the Abbott gestapo patrol
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