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muriel_volestrangler

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37. How do you rewrite all the laws to take account of multiple spouses?

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 03:03 PM

Jul 2015

Same-sex marriage didn't require other laws to be rewritten - laws that said 'spouse' or 'husband or wife' continued to work exactly as before.

Have you done the work on how all the laws that only work with one spouse at a time will work? How will you prevent people taking advantage of an unlimited number of spouses to get tax advantages? Where are your laws on how marriage and divorce work with multiple people involved?

"When you oppose legal polygamy, you are empowering the government to use violence to stop polygamists."

That's hysterical bullshit. No violence is involved when you say someone doesn't have some legal rights or responsibilities.

(Apologies if your post was satire)

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Sooner. n/t meaculpa2011 Jul 2015 #1

That's funny because B2G Jul 2015 #2

Not my battle, and considering that Mormons were closeupready Jul 2015 #3

In fact, polygamy became an issue in admitting Utah to the Union KamaAina Jul 2015 #16

Yep. Exactly right. closeupready Jul 2015 #19

Does polygamy go both ways? cwydro Jul 2015 #4

Why couldn't it ? Bonx Jul 2015 #8

No, just an honest one. cwydro Jul 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Xyzse Jul 2015 #12

There's this indian tribe near the Amazon that does it. Saw a documentary about it once. craigmatic Jul 2015 #14

examples Bonx Jul 2015 #15

I cannot imagine more than one partner. cwydro Jul 2015 #20

Me either Bonx Jul 2015 #21

I'm gay too, cwydro Jul 2015 #23

A number of tribes in India, although the practice is fading now mainer Jul 2015 #22

I was an anthropology minor, cwydro Jul 2015 #25

Try Nepal and the sherpas catrose Jul 2015 #35

Polyandry.nt LittleBlue Jul 2015 #9

Sure, but why would she want them? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #26

Lol! cwydro Jul 2015 #30

Probably LittleBlue Jul 2015 #5

I think you're right. Bonx Jul 2015 #6

Saudi Arabia was right all along! NuclearDem Jul 2015 #7

There's no coherent argument against it Taitertots Jul 2015 #11

or a couple sister wives, or a wife and a husband. Bonx Jul 2015 #18

How do you rewrite all the laws to take account of multiple spouses? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2015 #37

You make 1 new law that says: all that old crap is to be replaced by new crap. Calista241 Jul 2015 #40

You add an "s" to "spouse", "husband" or "wife"?... n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #41

Isolated polygamists aren't a problem. A whole society built around polygamy Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #44

I'm thinking way, way less thant that. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #13

Polygamous marriage won't be a problem. GliderGuider Jul 2015 #17

Never. JaneyVee Jul 2015 #24

+1 .. n/t obnoxiousdrunk Jul 2015 #27

What do you think so? ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #28

highly doubtful WI_DEM Jul 2015 #29

Why do you believe this to be true and where? Snobblevitch Jul 2015 #31

It's trickier Prism Jul 2015 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #34

+1 prayin4rain Jul 2015 #45

I bet you're wrong. onenote Jul 2015 #33

the next obvious question is 'why 2?' HFRN Jul 2015 #36

So some dude is gonna have five wives when I can't even get ONE? Blue_Tires Jul 2015 #38

Sorry, but anyone who thinks that this is in any way comparable to gay marriage is a moron Spider Jerusalem Jul 2015 #39

Reynolds v. United States 1878 underpants Jul 2015 #42

This thread rubbed someone the wrong way Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #43