HB 269 - "The purpose of the bill is to add "sexual contact" to the incest statute. Currently, incest only applies in cases of intercourse. So sexual touching/ groping by .. anyone with a familial relationship is not included in incest. My bill makes that kind of sexual contact a Class D Felony, unless the victim is under the age of 12, then it increases the penalty to a Class C Felony."

Basically they accidentally left out cousins (and the bill has already been withdrawn) from what sounds like an otherwise good bill and the news media runs wild. Keep this handy when you hear about this for the next ( if <= heat death of the Universe )

So I do not endorse this guy or any GOP member in any way. But if you read the article he says dropping the first cousin from the list was an error of omission and not intentional, and he is re-filing the bill to include it. The intent of the bill was to expand the classification of incest beyond just intercourse to include any type of sexual contact. Which seems like its actually progressive, just not clickbait worthy.

Maybe he has a personal interest in this?

edit:

The amendment would also reduce the designation of incest by contact to a Class D felony for some cases "unless it is committed with a person who is less than twelve years of age," in which case it is Class C.

uhhhhhhhhhhh…. that age cutoff seems low

So… the same party that wants to stop same sex couples from having sex is upset that the government is telling them whom they can’t have sex with? Golly.

That's the look of a man the fucked his first cousin.

Guys. I just can't!

Rainbow flags and healthcare for trans people: no way fuck that shit! It's bad for children

Sex with family: no no. It's ok. It's my cousin.

"Republican tries to change law so he can fuck his family, nobody bat an eye"

Someone wants to bang their first cousin.

Republicans: "It's not pedophilia if we get rid of the laws making it illegal!"

Oh so this is why all of Project Zomboid's maps are in Kentucky. They're not zombies, just inbred.

The jokes write themselves.

how the fuck is this a real headline

Of course they did.

We need to make Kentucky Man a thing

How is this important enough to occupy the time of our politicians?

This guy's got a couple first cousins somewhere blushing furiously.

Is this guy the representative for Shelbyville?

he must be from shelbyville

Hm, I wonder who he is sleeping with...

In his defense New York did allow FDR to marry his first cousin.

Country road

Take me home

To the place!

I belonggggggggggggg

WEST VIRGINIA

COUNTRY MAMA

Country road

Take me homeee...

It's still incest mate. Even if you make it legal incest.

I rock climb in Kentucky sometimes. It looks like a war zone. Maybe they should fix the astounding levels of poverty, instead of ensuring that it’s legal to bang your family.

"This is the problem I wanted to solve when I was elected"

At first I assumed since this is a Republican that it would be about reducing abortions in case they had an incest exception.

Turns out they don't have such an exception, so he must have a really hot first cousin that is otherwise dtf.

"I hate how everyone always stereotypes and makes fun of us southern states so much, it's not fair."

Then they go do shit like this.