On the one hand, nice going TN. On the other hand,
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Posted On: 04/11/2024 10:10:54 PM
On the one hand, nice going TN. On the other hand, how is this even being voted on in 2024? Makes you wish Davy Crockett was around and the Disney song lyrics could be changed to 'Kilt him a Trumpanzee when he was only 3.'?
Oh I like me the rhyme.
Tennessee Republican's fight against cousin marriage ban ends in massive defeat
Source: raw story
Brad Reed April 11, 2024 1:30PM ET
The dream of legalized cousin marriage ended for one Tennessee state lawmaker on Thursday when his last-ditch bid to block the bill banning the practice went down in defeat.
Local news station WSMV reports that a bill making it illegal to marry your first cousin sailed through the Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday, with just two members, both Republicans, voting to oppose the measure.
One of those members.....................
In a speech opposing the bill that was posted by the Tennessee Holler's Twitter account, Bulso makes the case that it doesn't seem right that cousins aren't allowed to marry when LGBTQ couples can.
He then went on to say that, if the concerns about cousin marriage are really about avoiding the increased risk of birth defects, then no one should object to having first cousins of the same sex get married.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/tennessee-cousin-marriage/
I guess I had thought these not marry a 1st cousin were already on the books as laws. But I was wrong.
Oh I like me the rhyme.
Tennessee Republican's fight against cousin marriage ban ends in massive defeat
Source: raw story
Brad Reed April 11, 2024 1:30PM ET
The dream of legalized cousin marriage ended for one Tennessee state lawmaker on Thursday when his last-ditch bid to block the bill banning the practice went down in defeat.
Local news station WSMV reports that a bill making it illegal to marry your first cousin sailed through the Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday, with just two members, both Republicans, voting to oppose the measure.
One of those members.....................
In a speech opposing the bill that was posted by the Tennessee Holler's Twitter account, Bulso makes the case that it doesn't seem right that cousins aren't allowed to marry when LGBTQ couples can.
He then went on to say that, if the concerns about cousin marriage are really about avoiding the increased risk of birth defects, then no one should object to having first cousins of the same sex get married.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/tennessee-cousin-marriage/
I guess I had thought these not marry a 1st cousin were already on the books as laws. But I was wrong.
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