Comments on: From The Archives -- Gay Marriage And Polygamy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2013/03/28/from-the-archives-gay-marriage-and-polygamy/ Reality-based political commentary Fri, 22 May 2026 05:45:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2013/03/28/from-the-archives-gay-marriage-and-polygamy/#comment-34728 nypoet22 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:55:03 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=7140#comment-34728 i'm somewhat agnostic on poly rights. in theory i'm in favor of any adult humans who want to have their love officially recognized. in practice, i'm not so sure how fair it is to have three or seven people none of whom can be compelled to testify against one another. taxes, social security, immigration, and many other rights are granted to married couples. while i'm wary of the slippery slope argument, it seems self-evident that a legal privilege shared between three or more people can't be equal to a privilege shared between only two. a large part of the legal basis for gay marriage is that 2 always equals 2, and any 2 adult people should be treated equally under law. unless poly arrangements were treated differently by law than traditional marriage, would poly marriage not give poly people an unfair advantage over those who chose to remain dyadic? ~joshua i'm somewhat agnostic on poly rights. in theory i'm in favor of any adult humans who want to have their love officially recognized. in practice, i'm not so sure how fair it is to have three or seven people none of whom can be compelled to testify against one another. taxes, social security, immigration, and many other rights are granted to married couples. while i'm wary of the slippery slope argument, it seems self-evident that a legal privilege shared between three or more people can't be equal to a privilege shared between only two. a large part of the legal basis for gay marriage is that 2 always equals 2, and any 2 adult people should be treated equally under law. unless poly arrangements were treated differently by law than traditional marriage, would poly marriage not give poly people an unfair advantage over those who chose to remain dyadic?

~joshua

]]> By: Pastafarian Dan http://www.chrisweigant.com/2013/03/28/from-the-archives-gay-marriage-and-polygamy/#comment-34722 Pastafarian Dan Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:38:35 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=7140#comment-34722 As a fellow fan of "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" I also support polygamy between consenting adults. Because marriage (or civil unions - I also tend to agree with the concept of getting the government out of marriage entirely) at it's core is a contract. Only adults of sound mind can enter into contracts. Contract with children or contracts sigened under duress are not legally binding. But contracts can and do include mutiple parties. Therefore there is no logical reason that a marriage contract could not include mutliple members. As a fellow fan of "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" I also support polygamy between consenting adults. Because marriage (or civil unions - I also tend to agree with the concept of getting the government out of marriage entirely) at it's core is a contract. Only adults of sound mind can enter into contracts. Contract with children or contracts sigened under duress are not legally binding. But contracts can and do include mutiple parties. Therefore there is no logical reason that a marriage contract could not include mutliple members.

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