FT 2-11 : Minimum Marriageable Age and Minor Protection Act (Debating)
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« on: June 07, 2017, 11:04:22 AM »

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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2017, 11:13:11 AM »

i wholeheartedly support this bill, of course
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2017, 12:00:21 PM »

I very much hope that the provisions of this bill, and the purpose with which they are proposed, are clear and uncontroversial. Quite plainly, this legislation would formally establish eighteen as the minimum marriageable age throughout the Commonwealth of Fremont, and bar officials from issuing marriage licenses to persons below the age of majority. As of this writing, all eighteen constituent states allow some or all minors to marry with parental consent, and a majority have no minimum age at all.

Why is this a problem? As noted by Nicholas Kristof in a recently-published article in the New York Times, many (if not most) of these child marriages are coercive, often wedding young girls to men old enough to be their fathers. Outside of wedlock, these relationships would constitute statutory rape; and in many cases, marriage is proposed as a post facto work-around to save sexual predators from facing criminal charges. (Source) This is simply unacceptable, and it disgraces the good name of our Commonwealth to provide legal sanction to such abominations.

Furthermore, it seems remarkably inconsistent to bar minors, by law, from drinking, driving, taking a loan, and (in real life) voting, while giving child marriages a thumbs-up. I recommend this bill to the House in the strongest possible terms, in the hope that we may bring a swift end to this abhorrent practice.
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2017, 10:17:38 PM »

Seems like a no-brainer to me, fully supported.
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« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2017, 12:54:31 PM »

Seeing no further debate, I move for a final vote on this bill.
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« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2017, 12:34:02 PM »

The question is now that the bill be now passed.

As many as are of that opinion, say Aye; those to the contrary, No. Division!
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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2017, 06:22:05 PM »

AYE!
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« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2017, 06:51:11 PM »

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« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2017, 07:27:36 PM »

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« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2017, 07:54:49 PM »

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« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2017, 10:24:07 PM »

Aye.
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« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2017, 04:40:10 PM »

Order! The motion is resolved in the affirmative; the bill is passed.
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« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2017, 09:32:01 PM »

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