Legalizing Polygamy(Multi-Marriage)

[Trippoli]

What is your political stance on Polygamy? Marriage with several people involved?

What Polygamy means: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy

[Hydesland]

People should be allowed to call themselves married to as many people as they want, but I think a state recognized marriage should be limited to between two people, as there are too many issues and possible abuses otherwise.

[Galloism]

Yes, but I think the implementation and contractual obligations of it would be... tricky, to say the least.

So yes, but not before we think through it very very clearly.

[Trippoli]

True.

[Altergo]

It is against my Religion to have Polygamy, but if someone is doing it and its a part of there Traditions or Religion, i won't have problem with it.

[Treznor]

So long as it isn't limited to polygyny, I'm all for it. All people should have the choice of adding additional partners so long as everyone is agreeable. I really don't care if the government gives its legal blessings to it.

[Grave_n_idle]

What is your political stance on Polygamy? Marriage with several people involved?

What Polygamy means: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy

I'm fine with it.

[The Babbage Islands]

Yes, but I think the implementation and contractual obligations of it would be... tricky, to say the least.

So yes, but not before we think through it very very clearly.

^^ This.

There are potential advantages for children in a household with more than two parents, just as there are potential advantages for children who live in homes with extended families. But the legal issues would be immense, and fix-as-you-go possibly catastrophic.

[Buffett and Colbert]

If all the participants are of legal age and are willing, there is no problem with this. Polygamy can actually be a beautiful thing.

[Mortshnefran]

polygamy should absolutely be legal. the state has no right to limit the contractual bindings of individuals. that is the only way in which the state should recognise marriage in the first place as just another contract, no different than any other.

alterego- i'm just curious what religion has a rule against polygamy?

[Galloism]

There are potential advantages for children in a household with more than two parents, just as there are potential advantages for children who like in homes with extended families. But the legal issues would be immense, and fix-as-you-go possibly catastrophic.

Agreed, although not to say that we won't need some tweaking here or there even with a very well thought-out legal position on it. We will; people learn by experience and all that. However, we should go in with a really good plan, and then apply tweaks as necessary.

[New Ton]

Yep as long as people are not offended by it, it should be legal by all means.

[Galloism]

polygamy should absolutely be legal. the state has no right to limit the contractual bindings of individuals. that is the only way in which the state should recognise in the first place as just another contract, no different than any other.

alterego- i'm just curious what religion has a rule against polygamy?

Many (if not most) Christian denominations do, I believe.

[Galloism]

Yep as long as people are not offended by it, it should be legal by all means.

Why does it matter if people are offended by it?

[Trippoli]

How long till politicians at Capitol hill tolerate it?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

If it makes you happy, if it harms no one, if it's what you really want... go for it. Let no one tell you otherwise.

[South Lorenya]

As long as all people are consenting and allowed to do it, why not? It's not like we're saying "Billy-george is allowed to have four wives but his wives have to settle for only one!"

[Jordaxia]

I prefer the term polyamory, because I dislike the emphasis on marriage in polygamy. It's not my intent to marry any of my partners, though I wouldn't rule out some sort of unofficial, very personal, devotion ceremony at one point.

Obviously, as I am actively polyamorous, I don't have a problem with the notion. We should all be entitled to try and have as many partners as we're comfortable with, whether that is 1, or 17.

[Kyronea]

Yes, but I think the implementation and contractual obligations of it would be... tricky, to say the least.

So yes, but not before we think through it very very clearly.

I think this sums up my opinion. I certainly have no problem with it. I don't think I'd be too interested in it myself, but if other people want to do it, it's fine by me.

So long as it's all consensual adults involved.

[Hydesland]

that is the only way in which the state should recognise marriage

So they shouldn't receive tax benefits and other benefits?

[Mortshnefran]

polygamy should absolutely be legal. the state has no right to limit the contractual bindings of individuals. that is the only way in which the state should recognise in the first place as just another contract, no different than any other.

alterego- i'm just curious what religion has a rule against polygamy?

Many (if not most) Christian denominations do, I believe.

that's why i ask as far as i am aware there is no official censure of polygamy in the bible itself.

[Treznor]

Yep as long as people are not offended by it, it should be legal by all means.

Why does it matter if people are offended by it?

I don't give a fuck who is offended by any marriage in the world. If they don't like it, they don't have to participate. Being offended is a piss poor reason to restrict civil rights.

[Grave_n_idle]

polygamy should absolutely be legal. the state has no right to limit the contractual bindings of individuals. that is the only way in which the state should recognise in the first place as just another contract, no different than any other.

alterego- i'm just curious what religion has a rule against polygamy?

Many (if not most) Christian denominations do, I believe.

that's why i ask as far as i am aware there is no official censure of polygamy in the bible itself.

It wasn't illegal for Jews, in Old Testament time. Indeed - I believe it's only been 'illegal' for Jews for about a thousands years, now.

[Ashmoria]

you cant just legalize it.

you have to decide exactly what the rules are going to be. if a man marries 2 women, for example, are they married to each other? are they allowed to marry other men at the same time? what are the tax considerations of this. how do you decide inheritance rights? what about the children? will they still have only 2 parents or are the sister-wives responsible for the children that arent theirs?

im sure there are other considerations that should be decided before multi marriage is legalized.

[Northwest Slobovia]

My feeling is the same as it is for gay marriage: why is the government in the business of recognizing and sanctioning who sleeps with whom? It's a private matter, and I don't see that the state needs to be involved any more than making sure that somebody takes care of the kids the adults produce.