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Tiffany's avatar

The line of reasoning on this is embarrassing. “Our family would never even have a chance to exist”—as though waiting until you’re 18 means you can never have a family? You mean your dad wouldn’t have stuck around until your mom was 18? That’s disgusting. An age limit does not preclude the ability to do something forever, in case you’re unclear on how age-related milestones actually function.

You make me embarrassed to be from Alto, and I’ll be sharing with all of my family members in the area that you aren’t actually interested in protecting kids. Democrats and Republicans will both vote against you in my family.

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Reba Breitkreuz's avatar

I agree with Ben. Wow. You start your statement that forced marriage is disgusting, but then you claim that the child being forced has a "right to choose" "together with their parents and families". Forced, by definition, means a lack of choice. It was past time to step up and stop forced marriage. You missed an opportunity here to do the right thing for young girls some of whom are married as early at 13. I believe government is required to have a say in stopping child abuse. This isn't about not having a say in marriage. The rest of the legislature was able to smell the coffee. You missed out.

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