Uplifting News

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.

I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missouri.

Amen, brother.

Need to do something for stuff like inheritance and visitation rights that's currently coupled (pun intended) to marriage.

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.

My other wives are very happy with their new sister-wife, thank you for your spawn. The dowry is in the mail.

Old enough to marry but too young to divorce. That's the stupidest thing I've heard this week.

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.

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.

I mean, basically every Republican legislature or executive is a child predator. It's like a prerequisite to join the party. Their ratings don't drop when they're exposed.

Hopefully there's a list of people who voted "no" on it that gets leaked

There is no need for leaks, it's right in the article:

The final version of the bill passed the House by a vote of 129-14, with one member voting present. In the Senate, it passed by a vote of 32-1. Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, was the only vote against.

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.