Let's not forget the polygamists

     When you address Gay Rights, and all the legal implications of same sex marriage you cannot ignore the incursion of government into another facet of privacy which is polygamy. You must ask yourself, if consenting adults agree to this situation what does the government have to say about it, and even make it a crime?  I read an article by the American Bar Association which addresses the idea that plural marriage is inherently unfair to women, and in a way I think there may be a basis here. Why, I wonder, aren't there marriages involving one woman and four husbands?  Well, that's because a man with four wives is a stud, and a woman with four husbands is a slut. Or so the perception seems to be. 

     As Alice Cooper sang, "Only Women Bleed." polygamy was last practiced publicly by the Mormons. Yes, you did it, sit down!  Of course, with the carrot of statehood dangling tantalizingly before their bright, scrubbed faces, God told them that it wasn't cool, and the extra sisters were removed and we got Utah!  But it didn't end. LDS splintered into FLDS and other groups and the practice remains till this day. 

     But, other than the fact that someone is supporting multiple wives what involves the government?  And when you answer that question you circle right back to Gay marriage. If the Supreme court tells us Gay marriage is cool, then how can they, in good conscience, say plural marriage is uncool?  See how that works?  If something that a lot of people consider to be an unnatural union is legalized, indeed blessed by the government, then how can they stand against a practice that is prevalent in that very same Bible they are waving at the homosexual community?  How many wives did David have, and oh God, let's not count girlfriends, I mean concubines. 

     If people choose to live in a plural situation so be it. Other than pissing off a few Baptist preachers what does it hurt. What's the government afraid of, that maybe they'll have to rewrite the tax code and lose a buck or two? The Gay community is just fighting to become legitimate under the law and have the ability to marry. Polygamists fight for their very freedom even if they say nothing and just live on a farm somewhere and grow potatoes. 

  As we eagerly await the omnipotent wisdom of the court, let us all consider these things. Why is the government so interested in our sex lives?  Why don't they concentrate on things that count. Like only spending only money they have, feeding OUR poor, and completing wars against third world countries with no standing army?  They can't because they are trying to legislate morality. You can't do that. Google it. 

     No matter what you may think these questions are not going away. People are people. I think they just haven't found a way to make money off of it yet. As soon as they do marriage licenses will come on perforated rolls. 

http://www.americanbar.org/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/human_rights_vol38_2011/human_rights_spring2011/should_polygamy_be_permitted_in_the_united_states.html