Should government regulate marriage?

[Zero_Vault]

Whether it be heterosexual, homosexual, or polygamy?

So whats your stance on polygamy?

I don't think government should regulate marriage to an extent, but at what point is a line crossed? Is it really an acceptable situation when one man takes on many wives?

 

[Erzengel]

I always tell my gf that she could be First Wife, in charge of all the other wives.

 

[Eggyman]

I don't know. It depends on whether the polygamists are racist by reading Stephen King



Seriously lol, I think marriage should be available to any that are wanting that commitment. If the man is stupid enough to want more than one woman giving him earache, then on his own head be it.

 

[CorpusBlack]

I don't know. It depends on whether the polygamists are racist by reading Stephen King



Seriously lol, I think marriage should be available to any that are wanting that commitment. If the man is stupid enough to want more than one woman giving him earache, then on his own head be it.

Can't argue w/ that.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I think, to keep straight people like Britney Spears and Eddie Murphy from ruining the sanctity of marriage, there should be a law that you have to live with your intended spouse for at least a year before you can get married.

 

[CorpusBlack]

I think, to keep straight people like Britney Spears and Eddie Murphy from ruining the sanctity of marriage, there should be a law that you have to live with your intended spouse for at least a year before you can get married.

Unless it's in Vegas.

 

[DorkyFresh]

I think, to keep straight people like Britney Spears and Eddie Murphy from ruining the sanctity of marriage, there should be a law that you have to live with your intended spouse for at least a year before you can get married.

i like this idea very much. imo, that's how it should be done regardless.

 

[Immortalfire]

I don't know. It depends on whether the polygamists are racist by reading Stephen King

For real.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

I don't know that it's government's place.

I definitely don't believe they should jump in with gay marriages. If homo-sexuals want to be married, I don't see why it is an issue.

On the same argument, I suppose that if everyone involved is consenting, I don't see what the problem is with a man having multiple wives, or even vise-versa.

Everyone wants to talk about the religious aspects of marriage, but not everyone has the same religious values.

My stance on most things in life is, if it's not harming anyone, what is the problem? If everyone involved is fully consenting to what they are getting into, I don't see why it is a problem.

 

[StorminNorman]

I think, to keep straight people like Britney Spears and Eddie Murphy from ruining the sanctity of marriage, there should be a law that you have to live with your intended spouse for at least a year before you can get married.

Women living with men before they are married? That would make them.......****ES! [/Southern Baptist]

 

[Lighthouse]

The only time I think the government should interfere is if the man or woman is under the age of consent. I don't mind if some polygamist wants 16 wives. I do mind if the girl is 16.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

The American Government already regulates marriage. You can't just say your married,you need a license.

 

[Morg]

Unless it's in Vegas.

can't do that anymore, Vegas now makes you wait 24 hours to get married

 

[Handsome Rob]

The American Government already regulates marriage. You can't just say your married,you need a license.

The states regulate marriage, not the American Government. And, at the very least, it should stay that way.

But, if it were up to me, I'd get government out of the marriage business. After passing the FairTax, there would be no tax impact of marriage/non-marriage. And, any other legal aspects previously addressed by marital status would be covered by civil contracts.

Marriage ought to be a purely social/religious institution. The government's involvement makes it an economic/legal institution.

 

[hammy]

Is it really an acceptable situation when one man takes on many wives?

No! On the other hand, women should be free to have as many husbands as they can stomach.

If the man is stupid enough to want more than one woman giving him earache, then on his own head be it.

Haha!! That's exactly what I was thinking.
Polygamy = multiple naggers.

 

[Docker2.0]

No! On the other hand, women should be free to have as many husbands as they can stomach.




Haha!! That's exactly what I was thinking.
Polygamy = multiple naggers.

Naggers?!? OH! my bad! Thought you said something else.

 

[Memphis Slim]

Whether it be heterosexual, homosexual, or polygamy?

So whats your stance on polygamy?

I don't think government should regulate marriage to an extent, but at what point is a line crossed? Is it really an acceptable situation when one man takes on many wives?

Here we go again....

 

[Captain_BluTac]

Here we go again....

We wont as long as you keep your mouth shut and your fingers crossed.

 

[Zero_Vault]

Huh? What's your take on this, Memphis?

I really enjoy your insightful wisdom and stubborn determination.

 

[Zumi]

*shrug* Pro-'nearly anything involving 100% consenting adults'. My line stands at issues involving assisted suicides and the like(proper counseling should be sought first).

 

[Aristotle]

Because polygamy is shown to be strongly associated with emotional abuse towards the spouses, and because it reduces the likelihood of a meaningful father figure for any children produced, it sounds like a bad idea to allow it. On the other hand, it's a personal choice for all involved, and it's a choice which doesn't, in and of itself, injure anyone else or infringe anyone's rights, and I have a hard time saying that the government should be able to regulate it. I guess at the end of the day, I find polygamists despicable, but nothing the government should be legislating about. The minute the relationship turns abusive to spouse or child, send in the boys, but until then, it's a personal choice.

 

[Aristotle]

Here we go again....

Don't even act like you're not looking forward to towing the arch-conservative line all over this thread.

 

[bullets]

what about the legal issues it raises? polygamy needs to be done away with and the government has to step in. polygamy is backwards .

 

[Aristotle]

Ethically, I agree that polygamy is ****ed. But I can't see any "legal issue" that justifies the government legislating a personal choice that doesn't infringe on anyone else's rights or harm anyone else.

 

[bullets]

i guess the same legal issues could apply in a normal marriage so i wont get into it.