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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
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Monday, March 22, 2004 :::
Interesting piece in the Salt Lake Tribune:Absent a constitutional amendment, polygamy will remain illegal in Utah. So that leads to a discussion of decriminalization, which would require only the repeal of laws that punish bigamy, including cases when there is no legal marriage but a married man and another woman living together as husband and wife. Under that system, only the first wife would be recognized by the government as a legal spouse.
Rodney Parker, an attorney who represents the southern Utah-based Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members support plural marriage, said decriminalization is more politically palatable.
"Why don't these people have the right to organize their families without being charged with a crime?" the Salt Lake City lawyer asked. I wholeheartedly support decriminalization of polygamy.
::: posted by Steven at 2:20 AM
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