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Originally Posted by Azred
Anyone who supports homosexual marriage must also support polygamy for the same reasons--if the adults in question freely wish to enter into a marriage contract, even with multiple people, then they should be allowed the freedom to do so.
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A ridiculous proposition. I had to counter this when I was interning with the VT state legislature, and they wondered whether or not enacting a civil union law would beget polygamy in the state. It doesn't work that way -- the union the state can choose to allow or disallow is a two-person union, and it doesn't extend to groups, else we would have droves of people clamoring to get wholesale marriage benefits for all group members, just so everyone could benefit economically. Plus, there is a whole line of SCOTUS cases regarding polygamy that you would need to overcome, including the ones that drove the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to lose almost all of their lands and then regain some of them. I would add more, but that is not the point at issue. Start a separate thread if you like. Feel free to include the argument that if gay marriage is allowed then you can also marry your dog/cat -- it's as easily defeated.
Beyond that, regarding any arrangement, I will say that CONSENT is paramount. We don't seem to have that in this case. Note: under the age of 16 (most states), you are unable to consent to anything legally.