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Originally Posted by geekette
I think polygamy is sufficiently different. It's not a one-to-one relationship.
However it's worth thinking about this (from page 63 of the decision):
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I think polygamy is sufficiently different. It's not a one-to-one relationship.
However it's worth thinking about this (from page 63 of the decision):
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The states have always required the parties to give their free consent to a marriage. Because slaves were considered property of others at the time, they lacked the legal capacity to consent and were thus unable to marry. After emancipation, former slaves viewed their ability to marry as one of the most important new rights they had gained.
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I'm not sure Geekette. Sufficiently different on the basis of one versus multiple? How does that overrule Equal Protection and basic rights? If a man has consenting partners that all wish to be married, how can that right be denied? On what basis? No one is harming the other, all are consenting, no rights are being denied (quite the opposite) -- the only differences are one of cultural toleration. Yes? No?
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