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May 24th, 2012, 06:45 AM
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#11 | | OBLIVIOUS
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Well, my great-great grandfather was a Mormon polygamist in Utah Territory, and if he hadn't been I might not be here today. That said, I voted NO, at least not in this country. I don't see any demand for it. A very small minority of people would likely go for it, but it just wouldn't be worth the tremendous complication it would create in litigation, legislation and restructuring. (And by the way, polygamy is still practiced in the U.S., just without legal sanction.)
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May 24th, 2012, 06:58 AM
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#12 | | Misanthropologist
Joined: Aug 2010 From: Wales Posts: 8,465 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireatwill  That is correct. I had never heard of polygyny - although I can see why its not used....
That's what happens when one posts before checking Wikipedia... |
Its because we live in a patriarchal society.
As to the OP, I have no issue with it, it is an expression personal freedom.
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May 24th, 2012, 07:22 AM
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#13 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,749 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Diced He means having multiple husbands/wifes. Having sex with multiple partners, even at the same time is not illegal as far as I know. | Not everywhere.
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May 24th, 2012, 07:26 AM
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#14 | | Misanthropologist
Joined: Aug 2010 From: Wales Posts: 8,465 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Pavel Not everywhere. | where?
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May 24th, 2012, 07:27 AM
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#15 | | Historian ¤ Member of the Year ¤
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Originally Posted by Rasta So long as adults consent and so long as a practice does not inherently cause harm to another, I don't see where we get off telling other human beings how they should love. | You stole the words from my lips and typed them.  | | | |
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May 24th, 2012, 07:30 AM
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#16 | | .
Joined: Jul 2011 From: na Posts: 3,067 | Quote:
Originally Posted by DreamWeaver where? | In Sweden - especially if your name is Julian Assange....
And this is not a joke if you have followed the case.
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May 24th, 2012, 07:31 AM
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#17 | | Scholar
Joined: May 2012 From: Franklin, TN Posts: 560 |
Voted Yes. Why should government have anything to do with consenting adults' marriage arrangements?
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May 24th, 2012, 07:34 AM
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#18 | | Misanthropologist
Joined: Aug 2010 From: Wales Posts: 8,465 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Fireatwill In Sweden - especially if your name is Julian Assange....
And this is not a joke if you have followed the case. |
Isnt that from the charge made against him about it being consentual (ie. rape) rather than multiple partners involved?
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May 24th, 2012, 07:37 AM
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#19 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,749 | Quote:
Originally Posted by DreamWeaver where? | | | | |
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May 24th, 2012, 07:40 AM
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#20 | | Suspended indefinitely
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Originally Posted by PubliusBassus Voted Yes. Why should government have anything to do with consenting adults' marriage arrangements? | How do you imagine laws about marriages with an indefinite number of spouses.
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