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uppityperson

(115,677 posts)
10. People older than 50 should not be allowed to marry either.
Sat Oct 11, 2014, 07:33 PM
Oct 2014

Recognizing elder marriage does not advance this interest because elder unions do not result in pregnancy.

Stupidity really should be excruciatingly painful to the stupid on saying it. hobbit709 Oct 2014 #1
Sadly it's only on painful for those around them mythology Oct 2014 #13
Translation? Kalidurga Oct 2014 #2
That is the argument. He doesn't like gays. herding cats Oct 2014 #4
Oh for a second I thought he was trying to make a reasoned arguement Kalidurga Oct 2014 #16
Greg Abbott is two tacos short of a combination plate. The fact that he's ahead of Wendy Davis in Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #3
how much alcohol would I have to consume before that statement makes any sense? niyad Oct 2014 #5
I might give it a try, but I fear I'd wind up needing my stomach pumped... nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #12
isn't he worried about all the out of wedlock and unplanned pregnancies of same sex couples? hollysmom Oct 2014 #6
I don't understand QED Oct 2014 #7
It's just amazing how they try to avoid saying "I hate gays"... roamer65 Oct 2014 #8
Next argument: regulating fertiliser plants would do little or nothing to encourage heterosexual ... muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #9
People older than 50 should not be allowed to marry either. uppityperson Oct 2014 #10
What a blithering idiot. Does he have any credentials. Is he a liberty U graduate? n/t RKP5637 Oct 2014 #11
Greg is a bad attorney Gothmog Oct 2014 #14
that there are people who would agree with and vote for this type of stupid JI7 Oct 2014 #15
When Bush came along, I though nobody could be dumber Rex Oct 2014 #17
He wants to regulate marriages based on "state interests"? Takket Oct 2014 #18
The obvious solution at this point davidpdx Oct 2014 #19
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