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Editorial on Constitutional Parallels between Polygamy and Gay Marriage
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/hamilton/20040212.html
Interesting editorial that looks at the implications of Lawrence v. Tx on polygamy. The only argument that she uses though to distinguish gay marriage from polygamy is that she feels abuses towards women and children in polygamous unions are endemic. I don't disagree, but what if there were no children involved and it was just 3 consenting adults and not fundamentalist mormons.
While I can easily distinguish the facts of Lawrence from the facts of the Utah trio, I cannot word a federal opinoin in a way that would allow a state to outlaw polygamy but not also shut the door on gay marriage.
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Last edited by Not Me; 02-12-2004 at 08:30 PM..
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