No sympathy for - it's not nice to pimp out underage girls. But it got me to thinking.
Why, in this era of recognizing committed partners, should adult polygamy be against the law? This isn't a stealth anti gay marriage question - I personally don't object to institutionalizing marriage for any adults regardless of sexual preference.
The arguments for gay marriage - if people love each other, if they are committed to each other, if they wish to enjoy beneficiary status and survivorship benefits with those whom they love, why not let them? - are just as readily applied to polygamous relationships, are they not?
So what are the valid underlying political, social, economic, or scientific principles that present a defensible objection to polygamy?
(This is leading me to the conclusion that marriage as we've traditionally defined it is a defunct and possibly obsolete institution within the civil arena. The predominance of divorced partners, single parents, split families, shared families, childless by choice couples, and gay/lesbian relationships are the evidence.)




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