Marriage rights: Lawyer in Utah case tries to link polygamy to gay rights

I guess if there's a storm this guy has a lot of ports to choose from. I just went to a pirate lesbian interracial wedding last week it was the coolest wedding I've ever been to. I don't have a problem with polygamy. Some legal things regarding health and social security benefits would, of course, have to be worked out though.

I actually do not have a problem with consensual polygamy except in cases of abuses in small communities where young women are coerced. I do however think the issue becomes part of a bigger anti-gay marriage agenda in terms of the argument of a slippery slope...and that is unfortunate.

The law in terms of marital status would have to change and the implications of divorce, custody and financial settlements becomes a nightmare. This arrangement would challlenge existing ideas of marriage, no doubt so I would suggest it would be in the too hard basket.

Am actually hoping marriage becomes outdated...in my parallel universe maybe - one day.

I do however think the issue becomes part of a bigger anti-gay marriage agenda in terms of the argument of a slippery slope...and that is unfortunate....

Am actually hoping marriage becomes outdated...in my parallel universe maybe - one day.

I'm all for that idea. People are worried about churches suddenly being forced by the government to conduct ceremonies for same-sex couples ( never mind the fact that the Constitution forbids such a demand from the government and would be upheld by any Supreme Court ), so I'm all for the idea of leaving everything about "marriage" to the different religions and taking all marriage-related assumed rights out of the secular side of things.

Everyone would have to fill out the same type of papers to state who their legally-recognized partners are, no more use of "married" status to determine who's on your insurance, no assumption of who's allowed to make medical decisions.

In the case of polygamy, though, I think it might cut down some opportunity for the child molesters, but simply allowing multiple partners for civil contracts would not keep some of these predators from going ahead and continuing it as a "religious" practice outside of the system as they do now.

Young girls are a whole different thing covered by different laws. I in no way advocate or tolerate pedophilia. Of course I'm not an advocate of marriage either as it's never really worked out well for me. That being said, love is an elusive concept and if you are fortunate enough to find it I think there shouldn't be unnecessary restrictions preventing people from expressing it however it works best for them.

I think the young girls become a factor when the comunity has to be closed off from the public and then the whole small group with lack of choices comes into play and young girls are indoctrinated into keeping their communities affloat. Legalising the whole thing means the prvacy and secrecy may go a long way to making the community open and with information, comes choice.

Agreed CC. Bringing it out in the open could go a long way toward preventing underage "marriages". I doubt there would be a sudden rush of applications for marriage licenses for 14 year olds.