Tennessee GOP kill bill to ban child marriage

[workinclasszero]

Tennessee GOP kill bill to ban child marriage
BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 03/08/18 10:28 AM EST

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.

"Basically, what has happened is the Family Action Council wants to continue to let 13-year-olds get married in the state at the sake of their court case against same-sex couples," Jernigan said. "It's disgraceful. I'm embarrassed for the State of Tennessee, and I can only pray that we bring this back next year and not let them get in the way."

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

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Like WHO could be against child marriage?!

I mean, other than Roy Moore and, I guess the Tennesee GOP

[spanone]

2. My tennessee gop, that's who

[workinclasszero]

3. Its part of a ploy to stop Gay marriage

Republicans hate gay folks so much they will allow 13 year old's to get married to 40 year old pervs apparently.

Republican family values y'all.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. I saw that but still

I don't even get the reasoning behind how this intersects with the attempt to overturn/undermine marriage equality. I don't even get the "theory" of how marriage equality hurts marriages in Tennessee.

All of it, just

[workinclasszero]

5. You can't get it unless you are batshit insane

And brainwashed daily by Fox 'news'/hate radio/prosperity preacher at the local mega republican church.