Don’t tarry on marrying bill

As a 23-year-old Nebraska man rightly got 18 to 30 months in prison Tuesday for raping a 14-year-old, our state lawmakers got a reminder of their responsibility to close the loophole that allowed the man to marry his victim in Kansas. Kansas Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, and others assured Kansans last fall that a bill setting a minimum marrying age would pass easily, early in the 2006 session. The bill has had some attention in a House committee, but the days are ticking down. Meanwhile, those who prey on young teen girls can continue to legitimize their acts after the fact with Kansas weddings.
Posted by Rhonda Holman

6 Comments

  1. JUSTA GUY
    Posted February 9, 2006 at 9:05 am | Permalink

    Marry ‘em young and train them right. lol

  2. Jed
    Posted February 9, 2006 at 10:13 am | Permalink

    Justa,If you think teenage girls are trainable, you’re sadly misinformed!

  3. Fred
    Posted February 9, 2006 at 12:56 pm | Permalink

    Jed – ya just gotta smack ‘em around and put ‘em in their place! Any good Christian knows that!

    Now if those blasphemous pseudo-Christians Terry Fox and Joe Wright would just banish all divorced people and unsubservient women God would smile on Kansas!

  4. Jed
    Posted February 9, 2006 at 1:23 pm | Permalink

    Fred,I tried putting my granddaughter in her place, but then she wouldn’t come out or let me use my computer! Spent a whole week on instant messaging!Are you trying to do Fox and Wright out of their entire congregations?

  5. steve
    Posted February 9, 2006 at 11:09 pm | Permalink

    With Nola trying to one up Phil, the trial just keeps getting more absurder. Looks like getting to ‘first base’ warrants a report.

  6. Jed
    Posted February 13, 2006 at 2:46 pm | Permalink

    What it’s really heading towards is to make it illegal for a girl to help a boy with his homework, but OK for a boy to help a girl with hers!