"Do you know any 12 year olds that got married? I do. Guess what, they're still married." :epstein:
Back on :reddit-logo: I remember getting the H I S T O R I C A L A C C U R A C Y defense for that. One of them even said "you're saying my own ancestors were pedophiles."
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This bozo voted against a law that would raise the age a minor could marry someone over 21 from 15 to 17. So he thinks a 15 year old should legally be allowed to marry like some 40 year old (not that 17 is much better).
This whole insistence a lot of conservatives have that children should be allowed to marry adults is of course reprehensible... but also just bizarre to me. Like, I grew up deep in conservative, fundamentalist evangelical culture. And the idea of teenagers getting married would have been appalling to everyone I know. But I also grew up in the suburbs of a big city. Who is actually for this? Is this some rural cultural thing?
Conservatives believe they should have absolute control over kids, especially their own. If they want to marry off their 12-year-old daughter to Effrey Jepstein, they should have the right to do so.