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Polygamous judge wants to keep his post
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<blockquote data-quote="Sabina41" data-source="post: 19659962" data-attributes="member: 128880"><p>I think that's the question that he was getting at, though, moreso than the church comparison. He married the first wife legally and then married the other two through the church only. If the state automatically verifies marriages that the church verifies, then yes he probably was breaking the law. If you still have to go through a separate process for the state to recognize your marriage and fill out paperwork, etc. and he didn't do that because he just went through the church...then he might not be. I would imagine that that is going to be the defense attorney's argument.</p><p> </p><p>Whether or not he should be removed is also a difficult matter. Certainly I feel that someone that breaks the law (again, I'm not sure he did technically) should not be handing down judgement to other lawbreakers. However, unless there is a clause in the rules there that say you cannot be a judge if you are tried and/or convicted of a felony I don't know if they can remove him. There would have to be something there that said that judges cannot have a criminal record.</p><p> </p><p>It's a really difficult balance to strike between ensuring fair and just rulings and the right to privacy. Depends on the actual laws there and the way things are recognized...</p><p> </p><p>-Ashley</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sabina41, post: 19659962, member: 128880"] I think that's the question that he was getting at, though, moreso than the church comparison. He married the first wife legally and then married the other two through the church only. If the state automatically verifies marriages that the church verifies, then yes he probably was breaking the law. If you still have to go through a separate process for the state to recognize your marriage and fill out paperwork, etc. and he didn't do that because he just went through the church...then he might not be. I would imagine that that is going to be the defense attorney's argument. Whether or not he should be removed is also a difficult matter. Certainly I feel that someone that breaks the law (again, I'm not sure he did technically) should not be handing down judgement to other lawbreakers. However, unless there is a clause in the rules there that say you cannot be a judge if you are tried and/or convicted of a felony I don't know if they can remove him. There would have to be something there that said that judges cannot have a criminal record. It's a really difficult balance to strike between ensuring fair and just rulings and the right to privacy. Depends on the actual laws there and the way things are recognized... -Ashley [/QUOTE]
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