Hi Billy., On Apr 16, 2012, at 1:24 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Convincing American judges to overturn restrictions will be an uphill battle > as well — and not just because of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1879 rejection of > the "religious duty" defense of marrying multiple partners in Reynolds v. > United States. More recently, state supreme courts have explicitly held the > line against polygamy in their rulings to extend marriage rights to same-sex > pairs. See Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (Massachusetts, 2003) and > In re Marriage Cases (California, 2008); the latter decision describes both > polygamous and incestuous unions as "inimical to the mutually supportive and > healthy family relationships promoted by the constitutional right to marry." 2008 is an eternity in California jurisprudence. The ruling that struck down Prop 8 basically enshrines a "right to marry" that is so strong it can reverse a constitutional amendment. But Muslims won't win this round; the liberal left will win it for them. There are already lawsuits promoting "multi-partner marriage" (polygamy & polyandry) and "sibling couples" (incest), starting with targeting the Army for denying benefits. Opponents to these will be demonized the same way those who oppose gay marriage are now. I predict both will be legal within the decade. Then Muslims and heretic Mormons will get to go along for the ride... -- Ernie P. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
