I don’t see how anybody with a shred of intellectual honesty can, based on the arguments posed in favor of gay marriage, support the prohibition of polygamy. First of all, you have many perfectly adjusted polygamist families in which there is no exploitation, merely sacrifice and a different family arrangement. Every human relationship is vulnerable to exploitation. Feminazis’ have long maintained that marriage between man and woman is institutionalized rape. Polygamist communities may lend themselves to unhealthy power structures and exploitation, but in no way is every polygamist family exploitative and unhealthy, or even the majority.

As for naturalness, if marriage is merely a social construct which should be tailored for a variety of human relationships among consenting adults, then there is no reason to exclude consenting polygamists. Biologically, polygamist marriage makes more sense than homosexual marriage in terms of reproductive utility.

Polyphobics falsely believe that polygamy is about the sexual drive of the husband. In fact, polygamy is the realization of a spiritual and religious ideal. So not only does the prohibition on polygamy violate “the liberty [which provides] protection to adullt persons in deciding how to conduct their private lives in ammters pertaining to sex” but it also tramples on the right of people to practice their religion.

Polyphobics, much like homophobics, often fall back on “protecting the children” to disguise their bigoted and bias views. I say way to go Cali – now on to finding the “Tyranny of 2″ equally unconstitutional.

Both times the Governor vetoed it. So that’s the reason that the judges are deciding this. Not because the legislature didn’t act.

Does that make it better for you?

P.S. The same Governor has announced that he will oppose an attempt to amend the California Constitution to overturn the judges ruling. Interesting.

just kidding

If you are an FLDS member or a Muslim, they might see a big difference between polygamy and gay marriage too! Give it a few decades until the Muslim population builds up in Europe, or even in eastern Canada. You will see this issue brought up again, and this time, because a class of dark-skinned exotic immigrants are calling for cultural change, it would be too politically incorrect for the typical proponents of gay marriage to chastise them for it.

Jimmy, can you please provide links like you did the delightful penguin book? Thanks!

I’m writing them now, and once you sue your state for the right to marry your 2 sisters, I will publish them!! Or you could move to the Netherlands, or to Ontario, and wait 30-40 years until the population becomes majority Muslim, then my Ahmed book will sell like hotcakes!!

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You draw quite a connection there.

Let the crazies have it. Jimmy – it’s all yours.

Thanks, I’ll take it from here. And now its time to read And Tango Makes 3to your child in public school kindergarten, followed by “Ahmed and his Four Mommies,” and then “Daddy Loves your Adult Sister in a Special Way.”

The decision is quite long, but seems fairly readable. http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S147999.PDF for those who care. (My view is, never trust a news report of a court decision, just read the decision — news reports usually get the important details wrong)

Jimmy — and once black people had the right to marry black people and white people the right to marry white people. It may be that changing that will eventually lead to polygamous marriage and whatnot, but I can’t help but note that it hasn’t yet.

Government should be in the business of allowing two people to form a civil union for legal and property purposes

Why? And why not 3 people, or 5 like the Muslims do. How about 25, like a big happy hippy commune? Should the government be in the business of preventing Dos Perros from marrying his sister? Why does the judge get to decide this and not the legislature? Plenty of homosexuals get married – no one is discriminated against based on their sexual orientation. Both Al Gore and John Edwards are married for God’s sake! And both are against gay marriage!!