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I don't get why a such law took so long, but late is better than never.

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 10 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Two questions:

  1. What was the age before?

  2. What's the lowest age permitted in all the States?

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[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago
[–] LoveSausage@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 months ago

Still allowed in a lot of US states

[–] spookedintownsville@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

uhhhh why wasnt this done in the 1800s???

[–] sibannac@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Missouri wanted slavery in the 1800s at its conception.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago

https://calmatters.org/politics/2023/06/child-marriage-california/

Just gotta say, fuck the ACLU for both getting hate speech declared free speech and opposing a man on child marriage.

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