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It’s Time to Legalize Polygamy
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<blockquote data-quote="ThatRobGuy" data-source="post: 68200623" data-attributes="member: 123415"><p>Are you talking about polygamy as a lifestyle or as a government licensed status (with tax & health care implications)?</p><p></p><p>In terms of a lifestyle, I agree, they should stop trying to arrest polygamists for their lifestyle, what activities adults engage in is their business. In terms of a government licensed status (like other marriages), there's some logistical issues pertaining to our healthcare, legal system, and tax code that would be messy and require a lot of manhours in congress to make new laws and add provisions to existing laws in order to allow it to function.</p><p></p><p>For example, let's say I have 3 wives...all 4 of us work. The government licenses our marriages. How do we file our taxes jointly? How would spousal support be handled in cases of divorce? Do all 3 have access to social security spousal benefits? etc...</p><p></p><p>I think all of these things make a strong case for the idea that government was never meant to meddle in the realm of religion & romantic relationships.</p><p></p><p>As I said, if there is a slippery slope, it didn't begin on Friday morning, it began back in the mid 19th century when the government decided that they were going to invalidate common law marriages and instead, start licensing them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatRobGuy, post: 68200623, member: 123415"] Are you talking about polygamy as a lifestyle or as a government licensed status (with tax & health care implications)? In terms of a lifestyle, I agree, they should stop trying to arrest polygamists for their lifestyle, what activities adults engage in is their business. In terms of a government licensed status (like other marriages), there's some logistical issues pertaining to our healthcare, legal system, and tax code that would be messy and require a lot of manhours in congress to make new laws and add provisions to existing laws in order to allow it to function. For example, let's say I have 3 wives...all 4 of us work. The government licenses our marriages. How do we file our taxes jointly? How would spousal support be handled in cases of divorce? Do all 3 have access to social security spousal benefits? etc... I think all of these things make a strong case for the idea that government was never meant to meddle in the realm of religion & romantic relationships. As I said, if there is a slippery slope, it didn't begin on Friday morning, it began back in the mid 19th century when the government decided that they were going to invalidate common law marriages and instead, start licensing them. [/QUOTE]
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