 [Hot Air] I can't speak for the rest of you, but I know I certainly didn't see this coming. Given the current conditions around the country, legislators have their hands full trying to protect the public from any number of crises. But Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have set aside time in their busy schedules to attempt to put an end to the scourge of... first cousins marrying each other. After considerable debate, the bill, endorsed by Republican representative Gino Bulso, finally passed. What was the impetus driving this effort? Particularly with the aftermath of the gay marriage debate mostly behind us, was this really a pressing item on anyone's agenda? (WSMV News)
A bill passed in the Tennesse House that would make it illegal to marry your first cousin in the state, but it did not pass without argument from one lawmaker who pushed an amendment to make it legal for cousins to marry each other if they first received genetic counseling. |