To its credit, the Kansas House didn’t hesitate Tuesday to approve a minimum marrying age of 18 with a stunning 121-1 vote, also rightly making it possible for 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent. The measure now goes to the Senate, which should be similarly single-minded in ensuring that no more out-of-staters can turn their 14-year-old rape victims into child brides in Kansas. Unfortunately, the lone “no” voter was one of Wichita’s own, Republican Rep. Bonnie Huy (in photo), who noted her sister married at 15 and has been married for 50 years. “Again, government is interfering with the rights of parents to raise their children,” Huy said. To which the obvious response is: No, government is belatedly doing its duty to ensure that adult sex with a young teen, which is illegal in this state, cannot be legitimized by a wedding.
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OMG! My favorite legislator! When I stop laughing, maybe I can post something!
Catching my breath now. Maybe I was a little hasty. Kay O’Connor is my true favorite. But if you put them both in a bag and shook them up….
My grandmother married at 15 and is still married to this day, 60 years later.
Imagine having to actually make this law. No wait, we live in America where common sense is relative and situational. Hard to believe it passed and took away those individual rights
“rights of parents to raise their children”?????
I haven’t heard her complaining about Kline sticking HIS big nose in it.
And after this:http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/feb/14/out_left_field_curveballs/?kansas_legislatureBonnie’s on a roll!
There is a difference from 50 to 60 years ago than today. Society has changed and the age at which a person would be considered mature and could be a responsible adult has changed.
50 to 60 years ago, girls at the of 15 has already experience raising children, working, and other type of mature experiences.
Today’s 15 year old is a child. They don’t have the life experience or the maturity that people had 50 years ago. People don’t grow up fast, they take longer to mature and are ready for adulthood. Shoot! For many people, that can be in there 30’s.
On Mrcontroversy’s link, dont just read the article. Scroll down and read the comments about Bonnie. Too funny.
This Ann Coulter story out today. Bonnie’s girl cant even figure out where to vote. Guess for cons like her, voting laws dont matter.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/celebrities/content/local_news/epaper/2006/02/15/a2a_josecol_0215.html
See? Idiotic laws are the fault of idiotic legislators, (in this case Bonnie Huy) don’t accuse the judiciary of that “judicial activism” crap.
I think the world is ending I agree with Rhonda Holman
Oh, okay. thanks for telling me “how it is today”, Joe. Are you seriously telling me that 15 year old girls today have no experience raising children and working? Seriously?
And she’s ok with taking money from casino’s, but not ok with them being in Wichita…because their money is dirty, but not dirty enough for her to pad her election coffers.
Yeah, and my grandmother was married at 15 too!What I told my kids and grandkids was fool around (safely) if you must, but no marriage and no kids until you’ve graduated from college and established yourself in your career. This is not 1902!
Ya know i am dyin’ to make another smart remark about how if wichita continues to send people like bonnie, susan and phil to topeka, they will continue to get laughed at.
But then, when I consider who we send to topeka (”fence post” ralph ostmeyer and “koolaide” virginia beamer)…I think I will just stay quiet with that! Hard to tell them apart in the Land of Wingnuttia.
i agree it snot 1902, although i think they messed around then too:) my concern would be did you tell them about their responsibilty if the didn’t do it safely. i see to many kids who get that message and are sitting in class pregnant at 15 usually without the daddy around. can’t have the safely talk without the responsibility talk
Yup, gave them the responsibility talk too, but probably not the one the anti-abortionists would want me to give them!
jed
i’m sure you didn’t given our other conversations. why teh exclamation pt. did i touch a nerve. don’t want to argue with you just hope we can find more common sense parents who believe in responsibility
Scott,”why teh exclamation pt. did i touch a nerve.”Because I tend to overuse commas and semicolons and exclaimation points. Try not to read too much into my punctuation; it’s style, not substance!And yes, I too hope we can find more common-sense parents who believe in responsibility. I see a lot of them at the women’s clinic where I volunteer.
nice dig at the end. good style or was that substance? i’m glad you are a volunteer as we need compassionate people in every venuemy last word on this. i am no anti abortionist. i am anti poor choices, anti lack of responsibilty for our choices, anti not accepting the consequences of our choices. anti fathers not taking responsibility for their choices. ( although if it can just be aborted why should those men expect to be held accountable for that choice ). i am pro choice in choosing not engage in behaviors taht could lead me to have to make life altering choices. i am prochoice in choosing safe sex. prochoice in not having sex if i can’t have it safely. i am anti moral relativism anti situational ethics. pro abortion be safe, legal and rare, you know good causes such as rape, mothers health, absolute no viability, but i’m not anti abortion. everything in moderation that to many liberals can’t understand in the new its my right to do whatever i want damn the consequences world we seem to live in.
scott, “the new its my right to do whatever i want damn the consequences world”.
Sounds like the reality based world of bush and cheney. Dont they say it is their right to ignore the law, damn the consequenses?
Why are “consequences” only for liberals, never republicans?
touche it is pervasive in our society right now on both sides.lost my mind in my rant
nobody is perfect, but we also don’t expect to much from anybody now either. don’t question because you are judging. maybe we need to be judged a little more and be held accountable, especially those in power
Touche to you too scott. I agree we expect way too little of our leaders. Look at “governor leadership’s” poll numbers.
Sometimes criticism is really “standing” for someone’s greatness. Why do you think I pound on nathan? I think he has potential if he would just listen to others. Standing for his greatness. Really.
Oh, and BTW, I AM NOT standing for bonnie’s greatness. LOLOLOLOL.
well we believe you have a lot of potential to::)
i enjoy the debate even if we disagree. alwys good to get another perspective and to be made to think if nothing else it helps one solidify what they believe.wish others on here could debate without stone throwing. i respect their opinion just don’t always agree
Kansas infidels interfere with the muslim right to degrade women and have them as slaves and chattels. You vile pigs and monkeys will be stoned on the blessed feast of glorious female disfigurement (PBUH).
You dhimmis will be dealt with at the next jihad. All very peacefully, of course. We are a religion of peace; and if you don’t submit, we will torture your women and children until you beg to be castrated at the PC altar of muslim victimhood.
With a dull rock, of course.
Who the hell is this now? Ian!! Did you invite this Ali lunatic? Jeez, we got all sorts of A-holes comin outta the woodwork these days!However, I doubt this Ali character is a real Muslim. Could be a some idiot trying to instigate hatred against Muslims. So Ali, what does the chapter of the Koran concerning Mary say about her?
Kansas infidels interfere with the muslim right to degrade women and have them as slaves and chattels.
Ive never heard a Muslim (at least none I have ever met) that referred to women as “slaves” and “chattel”, moreover, admit to the fact that they “degrade women” Whoever you are, you really are ignorant of Islamic culture and people.
What branch of Islam do you adhere to? Shia? Sunni-orthodox? Wahabbi? If so, are you a sheikh? or are you a mullah? or perhaps you are a talib?
Im waiting “Ali”…
What does the Koran dictate concerning Jesus and the “people of the Book?”
Still waiting “Ali”…
Which parts of the Koran are dictated by Allah and which parts are dictated by the Prophet?Also, what are the 7 tenets of Islam. Please explain the fast of Ramadan, the Pilgrimage to Mecca, the significance of Medina, the Hajj?Come now, even a talib would know these things! Surely a Muslim who speaks with such authority as you must be a mullah, or at least a sheikh?
I’m still waiting “Ali”…
“Ali”,What? You are ignorant of your own religion? Just what I thought, just another domestic racist trying to instigate hatred against people. You’re a joke.
Salaam al Sharif,Allahu Akbar!!!
So, do you at least have the balls to tell us who you are you nasty little troll?
You speak of Muslims having a right to degrade women. However, ignorant racist Kansan, “Rights” are a Western concept. Typical naivette American you are you failed to understand that the concept of “rights” are not shared by our Middle Eastern counterparts. So if you want to troll at least try to be more convincing and study up on the mind-set of the people you impersonate! Otherwise, you will mentally show yourself to be who you really are, a naive, know-nothing ignorant of the world’s various cultures! Not everyone thinks like an American dummy!
Bonnie is the only Kansas legislature saying we need to need hold down the amount of knee-jerk laws that we seem to want to make. It is common sense that making new laws is not an easy solution to many perceived problems.Another good example was that foolish idead to set limits on payday laws. We need to think what is the right role for government. And I think a Nanny government would be a death nell to America’s founding principals of individual freedom.
Um…if bonnie is so concerned with unnecessary laws and containing the reach of the knee-jerk government…then why did she gleefully support the hate amendment when there was already a “no gay marriage” law on the books? Just needed a duplicate law, election expense, etc for a little redundancy? Yep, there is a smaller govt person for ya.
Or why does bonnie babe support government laws that forbid casinos in your area? Doesnt she trust the free market? I know, like all good conservatives, she is just trying to reduce govt regulations and make the nanny state smaller. I also notice she doesnt mind accepting money to keep those “smaller govt” gambling laws in place.
Need another example? We have to vote on the unnecessary hate amendment to promote redundancy, but she blackmails your local officials to prevent a vote on casinos?
I wish the real bonnie huy would stand up. Is she the small govt, fewer unnecessary laws kinda saint you portray? Or is she the poster child for the rule of WINGNUTTIA?
Do you worship at the same alter of hypocricy as bonnie? Looks like it to me. Smaller govt and fewer laws? BWHAHAHAHAHAHA
Farm Gal,At least you aren’t stuck with living in her district!
That conservatives want smaller less intrusive goverment is a lie. you can fill these pages with things that the conservatives want to outlaw, control, or the goverment to fund
Pancho,Yeah, but it’s conditional. Sorta like they want to cut spending and halt runaway inflation, but when they get the opportunity, all that money just has to be spent! Since they’ve already committed themselves to the death of social programs, a war and a few bridges to nowhere will just have to do!