Polygamy - should it be legal?

#28
#28
volfanjustin said:
I am against it, but I am also consistent. If a state wanted to allow it then fine, that state should have the ability to allow or not to allow it.
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if every state individually allowed same sex marriage and polygamy i very much doubt you'd be a-ok with it.
 
#29
#29
droski said:
if every state individually allowed same sex marriage and polygamy i very much doubt you'd be a-ok with it.
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I am against both no doubt, but I also believe in states rights. If every state wants it or no state wants it, fine with me either way.
 
#32
#32
volfanjustin said:
I am against both no doubt, but I also believe in states rights. If every state wants it or no state wants it, fine with me either way.
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Why is the "state" allowed to make sweeping life decisions for people, but not the "State?" What's the difference? I don't think either should have a say.
 
#33
#33
volfanjustin said:
Who knows, being able to marry your dog or a hampster. There is no end to it.
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your dog or hampster isn't a consenting adult. i very much doubt the state will let me marry natilie portman without her permission no matter how much i really want to do it.
 
#34
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IPorange said:
Why is the "state" allowed to make sweeping life decisions for people, but not the "State?" What's the difference? I don't think either should have a say.
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There is a big difference, this issue is not addressed in the constitution so then it is deferred to the 10th amendment, which then allows the state to make the decision.
 
#40
#40
I Lu lu lu luve this thread! I do not have a problem with polygamy. In fact, I do not have a problem with the families that practice polygamy that also receive WIC or Food Stamps to feed their families. It's a religious practice for those participating in it and people have freedom of religion in this country. You guys that are saying so long as they can afford it? I'm laughing in your faces b/c that's like saying to everyone "So long as you can afford to raise children, you can have sex" Hahaha! Being able to afford children and having them do not necessarily go hand in hand.
 
#41
#41
volfanjustin said:
There is a big difference, this issue is not addressed in the constitution so then it is deferred to the 10th amendment, which then allows the state to make the decision.
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That's not what I was meaning to ask. I am asking why a state's government is so more palatable to you than the federal government? It's just a difference of scale, nothing more. They're both centralized powers.
 
#42
#42
Volnissniss said:
I Lu lu lu luve this thread! I do not have a problem with polygamy. In fact, I do not have a problem with the families that practice polygamy that also receive WIC or Food Stamps to feed their families. It's a religious practice for those participating in it and people have freedom of religion in this country. You guys that are saying so long as they can afford it? I'm laughing in your faces b/c that's like saying to everyone "So long as you can afford to raise children, you can have sex" Hahaha! Being able to afford children and having them do not necessarily go hand in hand.
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Which is why we shouldn't have governmental programs like the ones you mentioned at all.
 
#43
#43
IPorange said:
That's not what I was meaning to ask. I am asking why a state's government is so more palatable to you than the federal government? It's just a difference of scale, nothing more. They're both centralized powers.
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The powers of a state are much more accessible and easier to be held accountable. And I am just all for people deciding issues not laid out in the constitution.
 
#45
#45
IPorange said:
Which is why we shouldn't have governmental programs like the ones you mentioned at all.
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I agree with that. However we do so I was just sayin. We can ***** and moan about those programs all day long but they are here and people use them. And the country is a different place now, if you're gonna say we shouldn't have govt programs like those you should also say the country needs to be nicer and more helpful to one another. Churches and families need to step up. The reason I mentioned those in particular is b/c there are children involved and w/o those programs some of those kids wouldn't get the nutrition they need so now that we've got them we have to maintain them. I'd say WIC and Food Stamps are the more clean of all the programs.
 
#46
#46
Volnissniss said:
I agree with that. However we do so I was just sayin. We can ***** and moan about those programs all day long but they are here and people use them. And the country is a different place now, if you're gonna say we shouldn't have govt programs like those you should also say the country needs to be nicer and more helpful to one another. Churches and families need to step up. The reason I mentioned those in particular is b/c there are children involved and w/o those programs some of those kids wouldn't get the nutrition they need so now that we've got them we have to maintain them. I'd say WIC and Food Stamps are the more clean of all the programs.
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I think that churches, families and charity organizations do a lot already for people in need, which is exactly who should be the ones taking on this responsibility. But also I think they would do more if the govt were not already taking care of it for them.
 
#50
#50
I can only imagine....

Wife 1: OMG Beergood, the lawn hasn't been cut.
Beergood: I know, sorry baby.
Wife 2: Dammit Beergood, I wanted the bathroom painted.
Beergood: I know baby, sorry.

Ad nauseum...
 
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