Tennessee legislature passes bill banning marriages between first cousins

[ProudModerate2]

A bill prohibiting marriage between first cousins is headed to the Tennessee governor’s desk after the state house voted overwhelmingly to pass the measure Thursday.

Bill sponsor Democratic Rep. Darren Jernigan explained the bill would delete language in the law enacted by the state’s General Assembly in 1829, substituting “nor the child of a grandparent” with “nor the lineal descendant of a grandparent,” effectively prohibiting marriage between first cousins.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/12/us/tennessee-first-cousin-marriage-bill/index.html

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

The Tennessee/Alabama rivalry has reached a new zenith.

[ProudModerate2]

This is really odd to me.
Is there really an issue with this, and does it mainly exist in the South?

[Ferguson97]

Good, I guess.

[dead0man]

This is really odd to me.
Is there really an issue with this, and does it mainly exist in the South?

sorta

dark blue-legal
light blue-legal sometimes
pink-banned, with exceptions
red-banned
dark red-criminal

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

A solution in search of a problem.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Uh, okay, sure.

[dead0man]

Uh, okay, sure.

don't worry, it's still legal in New Jersey

[Frodo]

Good, I guess.  What would really impress me is if states ban child marriages as well which is still legal in 41 states. 

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

This is really odd to me.
Is there really an issue with this, and does it mainly exist in the South?

sorta

dark blue-legal
light blue-legal sometimes
pink-banned, with exceptions
red-banned
dark red-criminal

There's also only two states where brother-sister and parent-son/daughter incest is legal (not legal for marriage but not explicitly banned.)

"LULZ DEFINITELY ARKANSAS AND WEST VIRGINIA AMIRITE?!"

Nope....New Jersey and Rhode Island.

[The Arizonan]

Next, Tennessee needs to ban sexual relations between first cousins.

[Crumpets]

Trump and Biden need to make this a campaign issue. I don't care what side they each take, I just want to hear those two debate this on stage.

[GMantis]

Next, Tennessee needs to ban sexual relations between first cousins.

Why do should they do such a ridiculous thing?

[President Johnson]

Nothing wrong with that.

[Sirius_]

This is really odd to me.
Is there really an issue with this, and does it mainly exist in the South?

sorta

dark blue-legal
light blue-legal sometimes
pink-banned, with exceptions
red-banned
dark red-criminal

How exactly does it work in the "criminal" states? Would you go to prison if you apply for a marriage license between cousins?

[dead0man]

This is really odd to me.
Is there really an issue with this, and does it mainly exist in the South?

sorta

dark blue-legal
light blue-legal sometimes
pink-banned, with exceptions
red-banned
dark red-criminal

How exactly does it work in the "criminal" states? Would you go to prison if you apply for a marriage license between cousins?

<shrug>

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Okay. Any particular reason given?

[MarkD]

What, no one here, in this thread, is shocked and/or appalled at this government tyranny? No one is calling this unconstitutional? What happened to It's unconstitutional for a state government to interfere with the fundamental right of adults to marry one another! We're talking about a human right, and states cannot try to regulate it!
https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=431639.msg7966311#msg7966311
See how many users in this forum are libertarian-minded about marriage. Where are they now?

[Fuzzy Bear]

What, no one here, in this thread, is shocked and/or appalled at this government tyranny? No one is calling this unconstitutional? What happened to It's unconstitutional for a state government to interfere with the fundamental right of adults to marry one another! We're talking about a human right, and states cannot try to regulate it!
https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=431639.msg7966311#msg7966311
See how many users in this forum are libertarian-minded about marriage. Where are they now?

This.

[Frodo]

What, no one here, in this thread, is shocked and/or appalled at this government tyranny? No one is calling this unconstitutional? What happened to It's unconstitutional for a state government to interfere with the fundamental right of adults to marry one another! We're talking about a human right, and states cannot try to regulate it!
https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=431639.msg7966311#msg7966311
See how many users in this forum are libertarian-minded about marriage. Where are they now?

I believe I voted 'egalitarian' on that poll, IIRC. 

[Damocles]

Rare southern state W

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Okay. Any particular reason given?

I'm still wondering about this. I agree that it seems like a solution in search of a problem until proven otherwise.

[Indy Texas]

What, no one here, in this thread, is shocked and/or appalled at this government tyranny? No one is calling this unconstitutional? What happened to It's unconstitutional for a state government to interfere with the fundamental right of adults to marry one another! We're talking about a human right, and states cannot try to regulate it!
https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=431639.msg7966311#msg7966311
See how many users in this forum are libertarian-minded about marriage. Where are they now?

Cousin marriage undermines the underpinnings of our WEIRD society in a way that marriages that merely do not comport with traditional Judeo-Christian marriage rites do not.

To a large extent, the success of the West in general and of the United States in particular depends on people seeing themselves as members of nuclear families existing as citizens in community and society. If you introduce extended family or clan/tribe affinities into the equation, you get Pakistan.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

I can't believe that no one noted that one Representative, Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood), was vehemently against this because his grandparents were cousins and even claimed that this law violated Obergefell.  It passed 75-2 with some abstentions.

[Never Made it to Graceland]

I can't believe that no one noted that one Representative, Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood), was vehemently against this because his grandparents were cousins and even claimed that this law violated Obergefell.  It passed 75-2 with some abstentions.

That seems to be an identical argument to the one MarkD is making above. Are we sure he doesn't have skin in the game?