Keep the kids out of Arkansas!

Oh my ...I started to check my email and this article on Yahoo! caught my eye. The Arkansas government made a big oops! They made it legal for all ages (all including infants) to marry with a parents permission. Can you believe this...what idiot had the pen on that bill?! The government is debating on calling a special session to fix this law (debating...who is running this state!). Take a look at the article...too funny:

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A law passed this year allows Arkansans of any age — even
infants — to marry if their parents agree, and the governor may have to call a
special session to fix the mistake, lawmakers said Friday. The legislation was
intended to establish 18 as the minimum age to marry but also allow pregnant
teenagers to marry with parental consent, bill sponsor Rep. Will Bond said. An
extraneous "not" in the bill, however, allows anyone who is not pregnant to
marry at any age if the parents allow it.
"It's clearly not the intent to
allow 10-year-olds or 11-year-olds to get married," Bond said. "The legislation
was screwed up."
The bill reads: "In order for a person who is younger than
eighteen (18) years of age and who is not pregnant to obtain a marriage license,
the person must provide the county clerk with evidence of parental consent to
the marriage."
A code revision commission — which fixes typographical and
technical errors in laws — had tried to correct the mistake, but a group of
legislators said Friday the commission went beyond its powers.
"You're either
pregnant or you're not pregnant," Sen. Dave Bisbee said. "Rarely will that be a
typographical error."
The Arkansas Legislative Council asked the independent
commission to reverse its correction. Several lawmakers said a special session
may be necessary.
"We need a special session to fix this," Sen. Sue Madison
said. "I am concerned about pedophiles coming to Arkansas to find parents who
are willing to sign a very young child's consent."
Before the new law took
effect July 31, girls could get married with parental consent at 16 and boys at
17.
The Legislature formally adjourned its session in May and is not
scheduled to meet again until January 2009, unless Gov. Mike Beebe calls a
special session. Beebe said he wanted to look at all options for correcting the
error before deciding whether to call a special session.

So what's your take?...Have an unruly eenager...send them to Arkansas and pawn them off while you still can...!

Enjoy your coffee!