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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
That said, the comments and CVs of the opponents are certainly eyebrow raising. And the "Holding up states where residents must be 18 to get married"/" Yet Idaho is just one leader in a disturbingly crowded field." make me wonder a little about the why.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanIn response to that last bit, not sure what any politicians said at the time but two of my roommates are a same-sex married couple and have never had any serious issue with it in the state that I know of.
According to current
law seems like it might require both.
Also, a bit of statistics
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Republicans put up an anti-Muslim display equating rep.Ilhan Omar to a terrorist in the West Virginia statehouse.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gop-s-anti-muslim-display-likening-rep-omar-terrorist-rocks-n978371
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Isn't there a law against forced marriage? If parents pressuring children into it is such a concern, wouldn't it make more sense to say "okay, in addition to parental permission Child Protection has to speak with the bride"?
I mean, I am not that passionate about the issue, since those age lines are very arbitrary. Younger than 16 is iffy because of biological reasons, older than 16 is usually preferable because most 16 year olds have still a lot of emotional maturing to do, but if that's the issue, than you would have to set the line at 21 or something like this. Or make "already has a job and stands on her/his own feed" a requirement.
Edited by Swanpride on Mar 2nd 2019 at 9:20:21 AM
The Idaho law that was linked does in fact require a doctor to testify that the child is mentally and physically fit to "assume full marital duties."
The thing is, the kid doesn't want to rock the boat, and isn't going to say anything that'll get her parents in trouble. I mean, that's the case for all types of abuse.
Edited by Clarste on Mar 2nd 2019 at 9:40:31 AM
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... Excuse me, WHAT THE FUCK!?
Also those who were old and wise but just fell out of love with time.
Might be a petty thing, but the framing of divorce as exclusively a response to failure is a pet peeve of mine. Just because a marriage is not eternal it didn't mean it was a disaster. Sometimes people just grow apart and that should be fine. And divorce is the best options on those cases as well.
Edited by Heatth on Mar 2nd 2019 at 3:56:20 PM
sure. but young people, well, they usually haven't really settled in live yet, and most of them don't even have an idea what they want from live in the first place. Marriage is/should be a live-long commitment. Hence if you intend to pursue it, it's better to wait some time.
Fun fact: In Germany marriage has become something you do after you have already lived with your partner for a couple of years.

It is not merely a Republican issue. A lot of US states have these oddball exceptions, including deep blue ones like California. The US in general has a weird relationship
with child marriage law that has raised criticism in the past.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman