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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many people will scoff at this...and call it bigotry...but with the passing of laws regarding same sex marriage polygamy is next.[/quote]

Assuming the legal logistics were worked out, I have no problem with the idea of group marriages. However, I think it's highly unlikely for a few reasons:

1) There's a much smaller constituency supporting polygamy than there is supporting gay marriage - that means much less public exposure and much less money devoted to the cause. Although I wouldn't have a problem with plural marriages, I'm not interested in one myself and I have no friends or relatives who are being frustrated in their desires to have a group marriage. On the other hand, I have friends and family who are gay.

2) There's much less public sympathy towards polygamy. Of course that could change rapidly, as it did with gay marriage, but given (1), that seems unlikely.

3) Permitting polygamy creates a legal nightmare in terms of benefits, child custody, property rights, inheritance, divorce, etc. All of that can be resolved with effort, but given the lack of social pressure and political support, it's unlikely that anyone is going to push hard for it.

4) Because there are other cultures that permit polygamy, there is actually more legitimate academic research on the adverse consequences of polygamy both for the individual members of the family and the society. Something that doesn't actually exist with gay marriage (i.e., no one could actually demonstrate there is a harm to permitting gay marriage, but there have been studies showing harms associated with polygamy both at an individual and societal level).[/quote]

If it is brought before the Supreme Court...and the issue regarding same sex marriage has been largely resolved, and there are cases working through the system, don't you think they will take the case and rule?[/quote]

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