Poll of the Day > Missouri has BANNED 15 y/o's from getting MARRIED..now you have to be SIXTEEN!!!

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Republican Govenror Mike Parson has signed a new bill into law banning the marriage of 15 YEAR OLDS from getting married to adults ending a long conservative tradition of child brides which has been a destination of teen marriages in the state...now you have to be SIXTEEN!!

The new law, Senate Bill 655 raised the legal marriage age to 16 and has made it a requirement for a parent to give their consent.

Earlier in the year, Dailymail named Missouri as the state easiest for teen couples to get married because there was no minimum age and only one parent's approval was needed even if the other objected.

But Mike Parson said "The welfare of our children must always be a top priority"

The Kansas City Star also released a report that a high number of young brides in the state revealed that 1000 15 year olds had gotten married between 1999 to 2017 as many traveled from all parts of the country to get married there.

The men were often 21 year olds having sex with girls younger than 17 which constitutes as statuatory rape under Missouri law but the girls admitted they got married so their old pervs wouldn't get prosecuted.

Republican Jean evans said "It's done, it's awesome. I think some people think there's not much to it because we raised it from 15 to 16 but there was no minimum before. Most important, we are not going to allow adults to prey on children. Someone 21 is not going ot be allowed to marry someone 15. We are not going to allow adults to legalize what is statuatory rape"

Changing the marriage age in Missouri was not an easy task as 2 similar bills failed over the years as 24 other states in the U S do not have minimum marriage ages but there has been a recent trend toward tightening related laws.

Delaware and NJ just banned all marriage involving people under the age of 18, no exceptions

Teen marriages has been a long conservative tradition as families believe marriage at a young age will bring a family closer together with "family values" as many Republican leaders have been reluctant in the past to change the law from infuriating their base.

However it's also been a difficult journey for the majority of these teen marriages as many end up in divorce or on welfare because they cannot afford raising a child because of low wages or unemployment.

Do you think 16 year olds are capable of consenting to marriage??.

Republican signing new law -

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Failed Teen Marriages -

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Full Throttle posted...

Do you think 16 y/o's are capable of consenting to marriage?

Yes. However they are not old enough to make a marriage work I would think.
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Full Throttle posted...

Republican Govenror Mike Parson has signed a new bill into law banning the marriage of 15 YEAR OLDS from getting married to adults ending a long conservative tradition of child brides which has been a destination of teen marriages in the state...now you have to be SIXTEEN!!

When talking about "child brides," 15 vs 16 is fairly academic. And, when people think of child brides, it's often more pre-teens.

Full Throttle posted...

Republican Jean evans said "It's done, it's awesome. I think some people think there's not much to it because we raised it from 15 to 16 but there was no minimum before. Most important, we are not going to allow adults to prey on children. Someone 21 is not going ot be allowed to marry someone 15. We are not going to allow adults to legalize what is statuatory rape"

Considering that a lot of those marriages were minors to minors, it's a stupid remark. And it's not like the marriage age is even getting to the statutory age anyway, if Ducky has the info right. It'd still be a year off.
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Consent has nothing to do with marriage. Marriage is about formalizing business deals between parents.
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