cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15199291
Republican defends child marriage: I’m “pro-choice”
A New Hampshire Republican lawmaker who has been under fire for defending child marriage has lashed out at his “haters” while insisting that his stance is “pro-choice.”
State Representative Jess Edwards inspired outrage last week after describing underage teenage girls as “ripe” and “fertile” while arguing against a bill to raise the age of marriage in the Granite State from 16 to 18. The bill passed by a vote of 192-174 despite objections from Edwards and others.
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Edwards described critics of his underage marriage stance as “an army of control freaks that want to entice a pregnant woman into an abortion rather than allow a marriage” in a Facebook post on Monday.
Because I have this avalanche of hate, I really don’t want to apologize in the face of that, because I don’t want to encourage this behavior for the next guy who says the wrong word," said Edwards.
yes, dont want to start that terrible trend of apologizing for your terrible actions or words.
Having witnessed the lockstep Christofascist talking points of the Bush era GOP, I’m pissed off that the successful conservatives now are the ones that are so fucking stupid. Having grown up in the middle of their voting demographic it confirms every nasty thought I’ve ever had about conservatives.
At least during the 00s defeat felt understandable, when the opposition was a well oiled machine. But losing to people who think a conspiracy theorist with literal fucking brain worms has some good points? Christ! It’s enough to drive me mad.
Pro-choice for a man to marry a child but not pro-choice for any women to make their own decisions on their bodily autonomy.
He also doesn’t want books that have gay characters in public or school libraries. Or kids to know sex exists.
Ok for them to be married. But not to have the vocabulary to identify when they’re being abused.
Pro choice like a gunman asking “left or right kneecap”
Pro choice like a rapist asking “ass or cunt”
Pro choice like an addict wondering “should I take another hit”
Pro choice like choosing between an impossible child and an illegal abortion
I think we’re overlooking the 173 other people that voted against this bill, too.
I mean, yeah, this guy is exceptionally bad, but a lot of other people also voted against it…
Yeah, as much as the state tends to vote blue in presidential elections, the NH GOP is one of the worst in the whole country. We’re talking “mask off racist in the comments of every political article praising Rush Limbaugh turns out to be an 8th term state Congressman and vice chair of a committee” bad.
That’s not even a hypothetical.
Don’t let that guy near your kids.
Reason number * I’m glad I don’t live in america
Fucking sickos like these
I’m glad I don’t live in america
When this law is signed New Hampshire will have stronger child marriage law than Australia and their existing law is roughly equivalent to Australia’s. (Basically 18 with controlled exceptions down to a minimum of 16).
Your horse isn’t nearly as tall as you are pretending it is.
Found the neo lib
Close but no cigar. I’m a Classical Liberal.
Anyone who describes underage teenagers as “ripe” and “fertile” should be under heavy investigation.
I have a friend who got married at 16 to an 18 year old, with his parents’ permission. It didn’t really work out. Most 16 and 18 year olds don’t even know who they are yet, let alone who they want to spend the rest of their lives with.
Gross.
Big yikes.
A friend of Jeff’s it seems.
