The unintended consequneces of gay marrige ballot wins?

Quote: MonkeyMonkey

I explained my take on all of this on WoV sometime back. Basically, I think the government should get out of the marriage business and into the civil union business. A marriage should be a religious ceremony and any configuration the church is ok with should be allowed. A civil union would essentially be a business agreement recognized by the state and any configuration (partnership, corporation) should be allowed. I think to have a polygamous marriage you'd have to draw up documents (by-laws) that outlined how members could leave (divorce) or enter into the marriage at a later date.

Quote: AZDuffman

They are called "feminists." Generally they tend to be the most unhappy and miserable women you will meet in your life in my experience. Rarely in a good mood or happy.

Quote: AZDuffman

You can already have this. POAs, joint tennancy of property ownership, whatever.

Quote: TheCesspit

I'll be sure to tell most of the feminists I know that AZDuffman will be shocked that they aren't unhappy and miserable.

Quote: AZDuffman

Are you OK with a guy with four wives living next door?

Quote: MonkeyMonkey

I don't think I would enjoy being in a polygamous relationship but it's been practiced for 1000's of years and hasn't brought the world to an end yet, so I think as long as everyone is consenting I don't have a problem with it.

Quote: Fleastiff

In Saudi Arabia its the males that consent. A female is not even present at her wedding and does not consent to it, her father merely tells her afterwards "That man is your husband, go with him".

Quote: MonkeyMonkey

Right.

What that has to do with how polygamy would be implemented in the U.S. is eluding me.

Quote: MonkeyMonkey

My understanding of how it's done in Saudi Arabia is that a man can have a maximum of 4 wives and each is set up in her own house. That's quite a responsibility for the husband to provide for, and he must be able to do so or he isn't allowed another wife.

I don't think I would enjoy being in a polygamous relationship but it's been practiced for 1000's of years and hasn't brought the world to an end yet, so I think as long as everyone is consenting I don't have a problem with it.

I explained my take on all of this on WoV sometime back. Basically, I think the government should get out of the marriage business and into the civil union business. A marriage should be a religious ceremony and any configuration the church is ok with should be allowed. A civil union would essentially be a business agreement recognized by the state and any configuration (partnership, corporation) should be allowed. I think to have a polygamous marriage you'd have to draw up documents (by-laws) that outlined how members could leave (divorce) or enter into the marriage at a later date.

This could potentially cause problems for insurance companies that would have to retool a lot of forms to accommodate, but think of the employment opportunities for actuary's calculating the risk and rates for all the various possibilities...

Quote: Ayecarumba

Redefining, "Marriage" also opens the door to, what we in the U.S. would generally consider, "underage" brides. Would you be okay with a 35 year old guy living with his 12 year old "wife" next door?

Quote: Nareed

In civilized countries minors cannot marry until a certain age, and then only with their consent and that of their parents. Since that kind of an arrangement is clearly not in the itnerest of one of the parties to it, I can't see a law forcing a minor to accept such a situation.

Instead of fighting a losing battle, you should all be glad you live in a country that increasingly refuses to see people who mind their business and hurt no one as second class citizens.