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I have several friends who practice polyamory, if they wanted to marry I would support it. *NM* Jojjo Send a noteboard - 24/10/2012 06:47:58 PM
Before you get up in arms and think that I am trying to argue that legalizing gay marriage will lead to a slippery slope (polygamy, people marrying animals or kids, etc...), that is not my point. I am not trying to argue against gay marriage. I really want to get a sampling of opinions. Should polygamy be illegal? If not, why? If so, why?

For a little devil's advocacy and to get your hearts appropriately bleeding, let's say a loving muslim family (I almost said couple, then I almost said threesome hehe) of one man and his two wives comes from Saudi Arabia to live in the US. Only they find that they cannot remain legally married here due to our anti-polygamy laws, and to their horror at least one of the loving soul mates must leave the marriage. All three are devastated. Assume they wouldn't be prohibited from entering the US in the first place.

And please don't say it should be illegal because the supreme court has already ruled on it. If laws banning gay marriage had come before SCOTUS like polygamy did in the 1800s they would have upheld those too.

The reason this question is not directed to opponents of gay marriage is because I think I already know what they all would say anyway.

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For all you supporters of Gay Marriage: What about polygamy? - 20/10/2012 12:02:06 AM 1447 Views
Legal rights. - 20/10/2012 12:14:10 AM 843 Views
It almost sounds like you are saying... - 20/10/2012 12:31:40 AM 832 Views
That is what I'm saying it. - 20/10/2012 01:07:50 AM 807 Views
Technically, privileges, not rights. - 20/10/2012 04:16:45 AM 813 Views
Sure - 20/10/2012 12:35:53 AM 740 Views
All for it... For adults over the age of 18. *NM* - 20/10/2012 01:18:04 AM 507 Views
What about it? - 20/10/2012 01:21:17 AM 806 Views
+1 *NM* - 20/10/2012 01:51:25 AM 538 Views
+2 *NM* - 20/10/2012 11:18:39 AM 409 Views
should be legal, would be nice for poly people. should include polygyny and polyandry. *NM* - 20/10/2012 03:29:05 AM 412 Views
poly people? - 20/10/2012 12:44:01 PM 838 Views
Government needs to stop legislating morality. So yes *NM* - 20/10/2012 03:36:37 AM 399 Views
That's a huge chunk of what government does. - 20/10/2012 04:35:45 PM 778 Views
That's not what I'm saying - 21/10/2012 03:21:08 AM 801 Views
So you're opposed to abortion and gun control then? Welcome aboard! - 21/10/2012 06:14:14 AM 753 Views
Why do you keep talking about gay marriage and polygamy in the same sentence.. - 20/10/2012 03:58:26 AM 818 Views
Get a grip. Your response is just what I tried to avoid. - 20/10/2012 04:33:40 AM 746 Views
The more fool you. - 21/10/2012 05:55:30 AM 835 Views
Ha! Point. *NM* - 20/10/2012 05:40:34 AM 680 Views
Marriage is always a choice, whatever the motive(s.) - 22/10/2012 04:00:40 PM 771 Views
I got no opinion on it. - 20/10/2012 12:51:43 PM 869 Views
The idea of a group marriage makes me uncomfortable - 20/10/2012 04:19:48 PM 745 Views
As long as it is equitable - 20/10/2012 05:55:57 PM 741 Views
The state shouldn't even recognize marriage beyond name changes anyway - 21/10/2012 03:52:40 AM 816 Views
Indeed - 21/10/2012 06:04:41 AM 881 Views
I don't give a damn what you call it. That's your business. - 21/10/2012 06:17:40 AM 1153 Views
And so? - 21/10/2012 07:05:08 AM 775 Views
Re: And so? - 21/10/2012 04:10:19 PM 959 Views
Legal contracts must be open to all consenting adults, or none. - 22/10/2012 03:11:55 PM 836 Views
You are correct, yet your reasoning is flawed. - 23/10/2012 03:20:25 PM 749 Views
Again, the Equal Protection Clause has far less force on private entities than on government. - 23/10/2012 03:52:06 PM 688 Views
Much less force, yes. - 23/10/2012 04:15:03 PM 695 Views
The crux is "If it's my business, it's my business." - 23/10/2012 04:43:25 PM 766 Views
+1 *NM* - 23/10/2012 07:36:46 PM 346 Views
No the analogy is not exact, nor legally the same... - 23/10/2012 07:33:25 PM 661 Views
Analogy is not equality, only similarity. - 24/10/2012 04:37:29 PM 867 Views
We aren't asking for something better or different. - 23/10/2012 04:27:04 PM 751 Views
yeah, it is very circular. - 23/10/2012 07:44:33 PM 789 Views
I have several friends who practice polyamory, if they wanted to marry I would support it. *NM* - 24/10/2012 06:47:58 PM 377 Views

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