The recent USSC decision on SSM and the previous USSC decision legalizing same-sex activities (Lawrence) show that laws need to be based on outlawing OBJECTIVE harm rather than outlawing acts based on subjective/religious criteria. There is no OBJECTIVE reason to ban polygamy. It MAY be reasonable to require all subsequent wives be 21 or older. Some may claim that polygamy increases the chances of child or spousal abuse, but so does being Black. Blacks have higher levels of child (2X) and spousal abuse (3X) than Whites, but they are still allowed to marry. SSM opponents tried to use the notion that kids do best in opposite-sex homes, but a federal judge said that if we want to allow marriage only to those who offer kids the best environment, then only college educated suburban dwelling Asians could marry. The same logic applies to polygamy. It may not be ideal, but should only those providing the best environment be allowed to marry?
there is no logical reason to deny polygamy.
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kevin jkSeptember 1, 2015
The recent USSC decision on SSM and the previous USSC decision legalizing same-sex activities (Lawrence) show that laws need to be based on outlawing OBJECTIVE harm rather than outlawing acts based on subjective/religious criteria. There is no OBJECTIVE reason to ban polygamy. It MAY be reasonable to require all subsequent wives be 21 or older. Some may claim that polygamy increases the chances of child or spousal abuse, but so does being Black. Blacks have higher levels of child (2X) and spousal abuse (3X) than Whites, but they are still allowed to marry. SSM opponents tried to use the notion that kids do best in opposite-sex homes, but a federal judge said that if we want to allow marriage only to those who offer kids the best environment, then only college educated suburban dwelling Asians could marry. The same logic applies to polygamy. It may not be ideal, but should only those providing the best environment be allowed to marry? there is no logical reason to deny polygamy.
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