HB 26-19: Pedophilia and Human Traffickers are Evil Act (Failed)

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Not a member of this chamber, but to reiterate what the President-elect pointed out, this bill would essentially criminalize sex between an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old. Does the sponsor honestly think this is reasonable?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Not a Representative, but as others have said pedophilia and human trafficking is already illegal. Hell, one of ICE's main priorities is to catch human traffickers who cross our border. There is nothing in our legal system that protects pedophiles or human traffickers and it is absurd and dangerous to imply that there is an epidemic of these instances in Atlasia when there is none.

There is no point in passing what is ultimately a symbolic bill that will be vetoed by the President. Please do not legitimize QAnon conspiracy theories by passing this.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Not a Representative, but as others have said pedophilia and human trafficking is already illegal. Hell, one of ICE's main priorities is to catch human traffickers who cross our border. There is nothing in our legal system that protects pedophiles or human traffickers and it is absurd and dangerous to imply that there is an epidemic of these instances in Atlasia when there is none.

There is no point in passing what is ultimately a symbolic bill that will be vetoed by the President. Please do not legitimize QAnon conspiracy theories by passing this.

I wish to add this to the congressional record mr.speaker

https://nypost.com/2020/11/18/nearly-200-arrested-in-florida-child-sex-trafficking-bust/

I yield

If 200 child sex traffickers were arrested, surely this means that the status quo is working to accomplish the goals of this bill? You still have not made the case for why this bill is going to help victims better than currently existing systems.

As the saying goes: if ain't broke, don't fix it.