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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Aug 17 22:40:58 2007 edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d No child left behind, I s'pose. :) Mistaken Ark. law would let toddlers wed By ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press Last updated: 5:43 p.m., Friday, August 17, 2007 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A law passed this year allows Arkansans of any age -- even infants -- to marry if their parents agree, and the governor may have to call a special session to fix the mistake, lawmakers said Friday. The legislation was intended to establish 18 as the minimum age to marry but also allow pregnant teenagers to marry with parental consent, bill sponsor Rep. Will Bond said. An extraneous "not" in the bill, however, allows anyone who is not pregnant to marry at any age if the parents allow it. "It's clearly not the intent to allow 10-year-olds or 11-year-olds to get married," Bond said. "The legislation was screwed up." The bill reads: "In order for a person who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age and who is not pregnant to obtain a marriage license, the person must provide the county clerk with evidence of parental consent to the marriage." A code revision commission -- which fixes typographical and technical errors in laws -- had tried to correct the mistake, but a group of legislators said Friday the commission went beyond its powers. "You're either pregnant or you're not pregnant," Sen. Dave Bisbee said. "Rarely will that be a typographical error." The Arkansas Legislative Council asked the independent commission to reverse its correction. Several lawmakers said a special session may be necessary. "We need a special session to fix this," Sen. Sue Madison said. "I am concerned about pedophiles coming to Arkansas to find parents who are willing to sign a very young child's consent." Before the new law took effect July 31, girls could get married with parental consent at 16 and boys at 17. The Legislature formally adjourned its session in May and is not scheduled to meet again until January 2009, unless Gov. Mike Beebe calls a special session. Beebe said he wanted to look at all options for correcting the error before deciding whether to call a special session.
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Fri Aug 17 22:43:20 2007, in response to Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Aug 17 22:40:58 2007. edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d A) "We need a special session to fix this," Sen. Sue Madison said. "I am concerned about pedophiles coming to Arkansas to find parents who are willing to sign a very young child's consent." No comment B) Then go to Pennsylvania
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Aug 17 22:46:52 2007, in response to Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Fri Aug 17 22:43:20 2007. edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Heh. Obviously (A) is a big problem down there. ? And no, honeymoons are usually celebrated in Branson, MO. :)
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 18 10:27:36 2007, in response to Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Aug 17 22:46:52 2007. edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d What's the chances of this that it's causing a panic? I see stories of parents pimping out their teens sometimes, but to sign a waver to let their toddler marry a pedo? Leave it to Springer instead, this is retarded. Arkansas is the home to Wal-mart. Is some Chinese businessman is going to do it?
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Posted by RonInBayside* on Sat Aug 18 10:38:16 2007, in response to Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Aug 17 22:40:58 2007.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d LOL!
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 18 11:42:24 2007, in response to Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 18 10:27:36 2007. edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Heh. BOY ... you gotta GET you outta the sooth! Got purty lips! :) I just think the whole thing's hysterical which speaks REAMS about their "loyer talent." Hahahahaha. If something like that came to pass in the FIRST place, do these bubba morons ACTUALLY think a judge who passed a bar exam is gonna buy a shotgun wedding? Oh wait ... it's the sooth. Whoops. :)
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 18 11:53:30 2007, in response to Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 18 11:42:24 2007. edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d You're right. I'm taking this story way to seriously. But come on, find me a state out of all 50 that doesn't have a rediculous state legislature!
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Posted by Scrabbleship on Sat Aug 18 12:11:10 2007, in response to Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 18 11:53:30 2007. edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas, Washington...
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 18 12:28:53 2007, in response to Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Sat Aug 18 11:53:30 2007. edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Same for most of the OTHER qwap you take too seriously. But hey ... GOD has a sense of humor, or we wouldn't BE here. Heh. One of these days, I'll get around to my rant but for now, bear in mind that ALL of the teevee people other people pay attention to our DRAMA majors, and those who WRITE the news are frustrated novelists who have a personal agenda, whatever it goes into print as. The days of "Joe Friday" JOURNALISTS are long gone ("JUST the facts, ma'am") and what you get to see, read and listen to are their own melodramas out of their own minds. :(
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Posted by orange blossom special on Sat Aug 18 18:12:34 2007, in response to Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sat Aug 18 12:28:53 2007. edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d and those who WRITE the news are frustrated novelists who have a personal agenda, whatever it goes into print as. That's the AP for you. I was reading a sad story a few weeks ago about how in Iraq they can't afford gasoline because instead of the usual 16cents a gallon, it's running at $4bucks. Cry me a river, and then fill up my tank! Sheesh, who was the intended audience for that one!
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Posted by Olog-hai* on Wed Apr 30 13:04:47 2025, in response to Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings!, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Aug 17 22:40:58 2007.* Fascinating that this happened under a Democratic governor. A sop to Sharia law? Were they thinking of Muhammad and Aisha?
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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Wed Apr 30 13:32:58 2025, in response to Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings?, posted by Olog-hai on Wed Apr 30 13:04:47 2025. Mistaken but not mistaken and legal in Iraq and Afghanistan and what they mean by a free palestein. Fun stuff
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Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings?
Posted by Olog-hai on Wed Apr 30 13:46:13 2025, in response to Re: Uncle Remus presents another tale of the south: toddler weddings?, posted by Orange Blossom Special on Wed Apr 30 13:32:58 2025. That's right. The Dawah preachers can't decide whether to deny or to embrace this, too.
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