That time Republicans killed an anti-child-marriage bill because an obscure loophole could hurt their case against gay marriage

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What an implication, theyre admitting their take is “only heterosexuals can legally marry children” talk about damning

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Fowler argued that passing Jernigan's bill could interfere with a lawsuit he is mounting to counter the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, legalizing gay marriage.

Fowler's legal theory is that the Supreme Court's ruling essentially nullified all Tennessee marriage licences, as it required legal marriage to be opened up beyond just a man and a women.

Therefore, according to Fowler, if the state were to move forward with this logic in a legal argument against the ruling, modifying state marriage law could acknowledge its existence.

Jernigan questioned Fowler as to why this should affect his legislation, and Fowler responded, "Some people think the state should regulate marriage, and I do not."

The state should only regulate marriage between two consenting adult gay people. That’s a sin. But a grown man marrying a 13 year old girl...wholesome! And we’re supposed to trust these fucking knuckle draggers.