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luvspeas

(1,883 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2015, 09:22 AM Jul 2015

polygamy is completely legal... [View all]

Any group of people who want to go to an attorney and set up legal parameters for a group arrangement that includes sharing of resources and benefits, power of medical attorney, distribution of assets after death, titles and property ownership, divorce etc that all parties agree to are completely free to do so if they wish.

These have been serious issues for same sex couples who have had to deal with problems related to sharing assets, visiting partners in hospitals, next of kin decisions on death.

Our system is set up to accommodate these legal matters and it does not matter what the couple's genders are.

If you want to marry more than one person, try to apply these laws to 3,4,or however many people and you will quickly see how complicated it would be.

I'm not for or against plural relationships. I am just saying that the definition of a legal marriage in the US simply does not apply to more than 2 human people. sorry.

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polygamy is completely legal... [View all] luvspeas Jul 2015 OP

Polygamy is illegal. TM99 Jul 2015 #1

As it stands now legal marriage can ONLY apply to two human beings... luvspeas Jul 2015 #2

That is true. TM99 Jul 2015 #3

You object to every point made to you by saying it is irrelevant or insulting to the intelligence Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #4

Did you speak rationally to objectors of TM99 Jul 2015 #5

It isn't that the issue of polygamy is frivolous. It's that the laws that don't include pnwmom Jul 2015 #17

But they did. TM99 Jul 2015 #18

And those laws changed because there was no rational basis for denying marriage pnwmom Jul 2015 #21

Study the polyamorous relationships TM99 Jul 2015 #22

What would those rational reasons be? Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #30

Polygamy is a traditional form of marriage with a long history pnwmom Jul 2015 #33

You are speaking of religious cults or repressive societies Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #42

Please show me studies or examples of successful polygamous societies that are not pnwmom Jul 2015 #46

I personally know people in healthy poly relationships Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #51

Anecdotal evidence doesn't provide a rational basis for making law. nt pnwmom Jul 2015 #52

As a nurse, which wife do I have sign the MOLST? MattBaggins Jul 2015 #57

The one empowered by the family unit to make the decision. TM99 Jul 2015 #59

and taxes? lame54 Jul 2015 #6

OK, so how do you suggest we (the people) apply these laws to 3 or more people? luvspeas Jul 2015 #7

Okay, I'll give this a whirl. ladyVet Jul 2015 #8

thanks for proving all my points... luvspeas Jul 2015 #10

His answers were quite logical and did TM99 Jul 2015 #14

you make it sound so easy-just make more laws and intrude into people's lives more luvspeas Jul 2015 #32

Have you got more insults? TM99 Jul 2015 #39

bye...I don't agree with you. Deal with it. luvspeas Jul 2015 #43

Marriage laws did in fact change. TM99 Jul 2015 #48

the supreme court can't make law it can only overturn laws luvspeas Jul 2015 #49

Fact. TM99 Jul 2015 #53

marriage is not a costitutional right...give it up already luvspeas Jul 2015 #54

You are incredibly wrong. TM99 Jul 2015 #55

nope im right. you cant even read your own post. luvspeas Jul 2015 #56

If multiple-person marriages were allowed, what would be the upper limit? pnwmom Jul 2015 #19

It can not be worked into existing law with little thought ot effort MattBaggins Jul 2015 #58

There are anti-brothel laws and other outdated(yet still enforced) regulations that make... Humanist_Activist Jul 2015 #9

ok stretch armstrong n/t luvspeas Jul 2015 #11

Not sure where the stretch is, just pointing out a possible legal obstacle to polyamorous... Humanist_Activist Jul 2015 #12

sooo. I assume you are saying legal multiple person marriage wouldn't change your issue luvspeas Jul 2015 #13

By that logic, gay marriage has been legal all along too Tatiana La Belle Jul 2015 #15

getting my x-ray glasses out Skittles Jul 2015 #16

it has been legal...the supreme court just said so... luvspeas Jul 2015 #29

Ok. I can see you're not serious. Tatiana La Belle Jul 2015 #31

and I can see that you are misinformed. luvspeas Jul 2015 #34

"the definition of a legal marriage in the US simply does not apply to more than 2 human people." PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #20

DU and the Democratic party TM99 Jul 2015 #23

To be honest PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #24

Well, they are fucking loud TM99 Jul 2015 #25

I used to have many of them on ignore PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #27

I have spent the last hour adding TM99 Jul 2015 #40

I understand =) PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #44

me to Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #36

you want MORE laws and MORE government oversight-who's the conservative here? luvspeas Jul 2015 #26

Modifying current forms of laws does not necessitate "more laws." PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #28

modifying a law IS making a new law JEEZ! luvspeas Jul 2015 #35

While removing the old one. JEEZ! PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #37

how exactly would one do that? You just like to argue. luvspeas Jul 2015 #38

modifying PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #41

the dictionary definition has nothing to do with it... luvspeas Jul 2015 #45

Not necessarily. PowerToThePeople Jul 2015 #47

whatever you say luvspeas Jul 2015 #50