A few things have caught my eye in the past week or so that make me wonder about the future, but in the interest of preserving your sanity, I’ll only share two of them today.
In Wyoming, there is a bill making its way through the state legislature that would raise the legal age to marry to 18, or 16 with parental consent. Now, you might think this is a no-brainer, but it is under attack by the Wyoming GOP who claim it interferes with parental and religious rights. Say WHAT???
According to one legislator …
“The more power we give government to interfere in people’s lives and tell them what they can and can’t do the less liberty we have. I’m here and I was elected because I stand for liberty.”
Bullshit.
Currently there are eight states in the nation without a minimum age requirement for marriage. Unimaginable! But I also found that Massachusetts has the lowest minimum marriage ages with parental consent of 12 for girls and 14 for boys. I am flabbergasted! So, let me get this straight – it’s not okay for children to even hear the word ‘gay’, or learn about Black history, but it’s fine and dandy for them to get married and start spitting out babies before they can even spell the word ‘catastrophe’???
The Wyoming Republican Party sent a letter to constituents saying that preventing children under 16 years old from marrying “denies the fundamental purpose of marriage,” robbing teen parents from the ability to remain together under one roof for any children they might bear together.
Need I say more? 🙄
In Indiana, the state legislature thinks it has the perfect solution to counter school shootings: more guns in schools!!! Yep, folks, the Indiana House recently passed a bill that would provide funding to train teachers who carry guns in classrooms. WRONG ANSWER!!!
Is this a classic case of “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em”???
I’ve written on this topic before, so I’ll keep it short. The solution is reducing the number of guns in the hands of civilians, demanding strict background checks and annual licensing, forbidding guns in certain public venues, etc. Adding more guns is only asking for more trouble … it is a recipe for disaster. Teachers are not police officers, nor do we want them to be. They are there to teach our children the things they need to know to become well-rounded adults, but how can they do that if they have to be constantly on the alert for somebody who looks like maybe they are up to no good and ought to be shot?
And then, there’s the accident factor. It isn’t a ‘maybe’, but rather a certainty that if teachers are armed in the classroom, there will be accidents. The gun will be left in an unlocked drawer or on a desk, and a kid who’s angry at another kid, or maybe at the teacher, will get their hands on it, and … BANG!!!
Just last week, a school superintendent in Texas took his gun out of its holster while using the bathroom and forgot to retrieve it as he left. A third-grade student found the gun a short time later and luckily was so scared he immediately ran to tell his teacher, without touching the gun. But what if …
House members passed the bill 71-24. All the ‘no’ votes came from Democrats — what a surprise, eh? The measure now goes to the Senate for consideration.
Has common sense deserted us???
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