Video 'Married With Children' Means Something Way Different In Tennessee

Tennessee lawmakers failed to pass a ban on child marriage. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore, and Brett Erlich, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. http://www.tytnetwork.com/join

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"Tennessee lawmakers trying to protect minors from child marriage have been thwarted by opponents of marriage equality, who are pressing ahead with a convoluted legal strategy that seeks to overturn the US Supreme Court’s ruling on same sex marriage — but which would at the same time would keep underaged marriage in place.

Opponents of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision legalizing same sex marriage, convinced conservatives in the Tennessee legislature this week that banning child marriage would interfere with their efforts to overturn the groundbreaking same-sex marriage ruling.

A recent investigation found that Tennessee had the youngest married children in the country, including three 10-year-old girls who had been married to men aged 24-31 and an 11-year-old boy who had been married to a 27-year-old woman. Although the required age to marry in Tennessee is purportedly 18, state law is riddled with loopholes that essentially allow minors of any age to marry.”*

Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore, Brett Erlich

Cast: Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore, Brett Erlich

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