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Originally Posted by Ron
There was a debate recently about about the Canadian vs US justice system.
While the Canadian one is bad, it can drrrrrraaaaaaagggggg!
I dislike this being referred to as freedom of religion vs protecting women.
This should be about protecting women----period!
At least they are moving ahead.
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There's a very real concern that has been expressed that this prosecution could actually have the boomerang effect of legalizing polygamy in Canada under the Charter as a religious freedom. Or, as I put it in an e-mail to a friend today, "this could be the Canadian version of the Short Creek raid." (Reader's Digest version: the 1952 Short Creek raid in Arizona was botched, public sympathy was turned to the polygamists, and as a result, the states didn't feel comfortable doing anything until quite recently, as in 2008.)
I used to live in Utah, I have distant kin that are likely polygamists (they're not telling) and I'll just say that you've not lived until you've had a first wife hit you up to become part of her (wait for it) Amway downline!
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