Banning Gay Marriage 'Would Help Polygamists

[Not Me]

Interesting twist...

From http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/10/101304polyBan.htm



The amendment says: ''Marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and a woman. No other domestic union, however denominated, may be recognized as a marriage or given the same or substantially equivalent effect.''

Tapestry Against Polygamy Executive Director Vicky Prunty said the language is too vague, especially the second part of the proposed amendment because it could invalidate domestic unions for heterosexuals.

Polygamists usually only get marriage certificates for their first marriage, any additional marriage is considered a domestic union. The state then prosecutes claiming that the domestic unions are de facto marriages and therefore polygamy.

Prunty said that if the proposed amendment passes polygamists would have a constitutional argument. Since the state could not recognize those domestic unions as marriages it could not prosecute them under laws disavowing multiple marriages.

[skylarmae]

1. No wonder UTAH is the most Repuke state in the Union!

[rkc3]

2. I'm still amazed by polygamy.

Isn't one wife enough?

[fob]

3. rkc3, some days, and I say this with all the love in the world for my

better half, ONE wife is too much!

:evilgrin:

[TahitiNut]

4. One wife is enough for polyandry.

Let's try to use our language with some care.

Polygamy - multiple spouses
Polyandry - multiple husbands
Polygyny - multiple wives

In other words, polygamy, or plural marriage, refers to the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time. It can take the form of a man having more than one wife concurrently (polygyny) or a woman having more than one husband concurrently (polyandry).

[rkc3]

5. I think for most married couples the idea of polygyny and polyandry

is ludicrous - if you're stupid/crazy enough to want multiple wives or husbands you should be allowed to go for it.