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Polygamy Advocate Groups Hail Judge Ruling in Utah

RabidAlpaca said:
Why do you care if some wacky people in Utah want to marry each other? How does that even remotely effect your life?

Liberty much?
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Same question should be asked of all the people vehemently denying that there's any "slippery slope." There seem to be quite a few people who are all for SSM but get the willies when it comes to other arrangements.

Love, of course, is love.
 
MarineTpartier said:
I would like to say that while I did not agree with DOMA, many users on this website predicted this exact situation would happen as a result. The gay community is winning victory after victory in the same sex marriage realm. However, every action has a reaction. This, I believe, is a reaction to that. This judge really has no precedent anymore to rule against polygamy. Nor does any other Federal judge really.
Polygamy advocate groups hail judge's ruling in Utah | Fox News
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Unless it started a trend of judging each case on its merits then I don't see the connection with gay marriage.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
That is an easy scenario to avoid (solve?); keep bigamy illegal - one can be in only one marriage contract at a time.
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There's an even easier way. Make sure you include all details you want in the contract with your partners, because for the rest you will be told that you can solve that **** yourself.
 
Harshaw said:
Same question should be asked of all the people vehemently denying that there's any "slippery slope." There seem to be quite a few people who are all for SSM but get the willies when it comes to other arrangements.

Love, of course, is love.
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Yep. That strong personal desire to have your way be the way. ;)
 
Harshaw said:
MA, according to its supreme court:



CA, according to the landmark Perry case:



IA, according to its supreme court:



NJ, according to its supreme court:
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And those decisions show why SSM's will not lead to the legalization of polygamous marriages because banning polygamous marriages does serve a legitimate and constitutional objective of govt.
 
sangha said:
And those decisions show why SSM's will not lead to the legalization of polygamous marriages because banning polygamous marriages does serve a legitimate and constitutional objective of govt.
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Have a cookie.
 
MarineTpartier said:
I would like to say that while I did not agree with DOMA, many users on this website predicted this exact situation would happen as a result. The gay community is winning victory after victory in the same sex marriage realm. However, every action has a reaction. This, I believe, is a reaction to that. This judge really has no precedent anymore to rule against polygamy. Nor does any other Federal judge really.
Polygamy advocate groups hail judge's ruling in Utah | Fox News
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Personal preferences or ideas should not be regulated by government, at the same time people with funky lifestyles shouldn't shove their lifestyles down others throats in an attempt to mainstream their odd relationships...
 
sangha said:
And those decisions show why SSM's will not lead to the legalization of polygamous marriages because banning polygamous marriages does serve a legitimate and constitutional objective of govt.
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I don't understand - how is polygamy any different than gay marriage?

The way I see it is that the government is pandering to certain groups when they address lifestyle issues. Our government cannot say polygamy is wrong while legitimizing gay marriage...

You either have a standard or you don't..
 
wolfsgirl said:
Utah does not recognize common law marriage anyways.
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That's not the point. Anyone can declare themselves married and who's to say they're not? The cohabitation was a means to enforce a restriction on that.
 
TacticalEvilDan said:
What exactly does this mean?
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It means I don't like asshat activists that portray their gayness or polygamy as "normal."

I don't care who people screw, however if you're going to make a single issue your lifes mission then you're an asshat.
 
Mr.Nick said:
I don't understand - how is polygamy any different than gay marriage?

The way I see it is that the government is pandering to certain groups when they address lifestyle issues. Our government cannot say polygamy is wrong while legitimizing gay marriage...

You either have a standard or you don't..
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Legalizing same-sex marriage is merely the recognition that it's wrong to discriminate on the basis of gender. There's plenty of precedent in American jurisprudence for ending such discrimination. There isn't nearly as much precedent (assuming there's any at all) for allowing the number of participants in a legal marriage to grow beyond 2.
 
Mr.Nick said:
It means I don't like asshat activists that portray their gayness or polygamy as "normal."
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I get that you meant this when you talked about mainstreaming, but what does "people with funky lifestyles shouldn't shove their lifestyles down others throats" mean?
 
sangha said:
I agree
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You don't understand...

Our state and federal government is pandering to special interest groups for votes - in short picking winners and losers, yet you want to talk **** with one-line nonsense?

If you have a different perspective I would love to hear it - because to me what is accepted socially or by the government is nothing more than social engineering.
 
TacticalEvilDan said:
Legalizing same-sex marriage is merely the recognition that it's wrong to discriminate on the basis of gender.
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No, that's not how it's going down. It's about discriminating against homosexuality.
 
TacticalEvilDan said:
I get that you meant this when you talked about mainstreaming, but what does "people with funky lifestyles shouldn't shove their lifestyles down others throats" mean?
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It means gays, those who like to get beaten while they screw, S&M etc...

Taboo ****..

I'm tired of having something that is completely odd - such as homosexuality - pushed as "normal" when it's not!
 
Mr.Nick said:
I don't understand - how is polygamy any different than gay marriage?

The way I see it is that the government is pandering to certain groups when they address lifestyle issues. Our government cannot say polygamy is wrong while legitimizing gay marriage...

You either have a standard or you don't..
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I don't see anything wrong with either, but again I am a live and let live kind of guy.
 
Mr.Nick said:
It means gays, those who like to get beaten while they screw, S&M etc...

Taboo ****..

I'm tired of having something that is completely odd - such as homosexuality - pushed as "normal" when it's not!
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Okay, so that's what you meant by "people with funky lifestyles." What did you mean by "shovel their lifestyles down other's throats?"
 
TacticalEvilDan said:
Legalizing same-sex marriage is merely the recognition that it's wrong to discriminate on the basis of gender. There's plenty of precedent in American jurisprudence for ending such discrimination. There isn't nearly as much precedent (assuming there's any at all) for allowing the number of participants in a legal marriage to grow beyond 2.
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It's a standard - not discrimination.

Using your logic anyone that fails at anything is being "discriminated against."
 
TacticalEvilDan said:
Okay, so that's what you meant by "people with funky lifestyles." What did you mean by "shovel their lifestyles down other's throats?"
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Those that absolutely understand that their behavior is not acceptable socially (gay activists) but act out their behavior in social situations to make a point..

You ever see a gay pride parade?

You ever hear of a straight pride parade?
 
Mr.Nick said:
Those that absolutely understand that their behavior is not acceptable socially (gay activists) but act out their behavior in social situations to make a point..

You ever see a gay pride parade?

You ever hear of a straight pride parade?
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What does this have to do with the subject of co-habitation and / or marriage?
 
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