"Tennessee Republicans Clash Over First-Cousin Marriage Ban"

Tennessee Republicans overwhelmingly vote in favor of a bill banning marriage between first cousins, despite Representative Gino Bulso's passionate defense of the practice, citing his own grandparents' marriage. Bulso argued that the ban violates Obergefell v. Hodges and offered an amendment allowing cousin marriage with genetic counseling. Responses to his attempt to block the bill ranged from ridicule on social media to disbelief from colleagues, with some calling it "ballsy" and "ridiculous." The bill has also passed in the state Senate, and it remains unclear whether Governor Bill Lee intends to sign it into law.