writing group and meandering thoughts.

[kippurbird]

So, the guy who wrote that horribly cliche piece of drivel turned out to be rather nice about it (and kinda hot >.> ) and wasn't at all like Miss Formulaic. He seemed to be very interested in our comments and didn't mind that I was horribly brutal. He asked questions about how to make it better and was generally everything a reviewer could want in a person. I look forward to his next installment with high hopes.

Now, on a completely random matter as I wait for the paint to dry on my birthday present for my brother (we exchange presents on our birthdays, don't ask, we just do). I think Polygamy should be made legal.

Why? You may ask. My response: Why not? How is it wrong to be married to more than one person. Where does it say that it's a morally wrong thing to do? If all parties that are involved are consenting adults, they why shouldn't they get married in any which way they please? No one is getting hurt by such a marriage. It's just a different way of doing so. In fact I think the fact that it is illegal is unconstitutional according to the Constitution of the United States. It does, after all, state that we are allowed religious freedom and there are religions that allow for polygamy. So, theoretically those who practice those religions should be allowed to practice that practice. >.> Also, there is the separation of church and state. This I think is important, because in the Protestant tradition (On which this country was founded in )polygamy is a Bad Thing (I don't know why as I'm not a Protestant nor a Christian) and so they have imposed their religious ideal upon the rest of the country. If the US wanted to fully espouse that they are a land of true religious freedom and that there is a true separation between church and state then polygamy should be legalized.

After all beyond religion there isn't a good reason not to. I have yet to hear an argument as to why we shouldn't allow it. It just isn't allowed.

Perhaps I should start a petition to get it on a ballot or something. =D

Comments

Um... Hello?

[millenium-king.livejournal.com]

Um... Hello? Marriage is a privilege, not a right. The constitution does not say one thing about what defines a marriage. Truth of the matter is, polygamy would horribly complicate tax laws and most likely put the burden of those who have additional dependents upon those of us who do not. I wish people would consider the economic impact of what they propose before they open their mouths. I understand that most people here are probably liberals, but do we really need the taxes imposed upon single people raised one or two percent more?

And do we really need to deal with the administrative headache of defining polygamy? Does it mean that a man can have multiple wives? Or that a woman can have multiple husbands? Or both? And if so, what happens if a woman with 12 husbands marries a guy with 12 wives? Is that all one family unit? How do divorces work? And can I marry twelve European women and make them all legal citizens? Imagine the impact on illegal immigration!

To be frank, I think the government needs to stay the hell out of everyone's personal lives. Taxes should be so low that martial status should not matter. Marriage is a bond between a man and a woman, or a man and a horse or a whatever and a whatever. The state does not need to be involved. Just you and your lover(s) and your priest/voodoo witchdoctor/cleric/etc. But until the day comes when people finally realize how brilliant it is to be economically conservative, there will be no gay marriage, polygamy, group weddings or whatever.