I think important here is they're not arguing for legalization of polygamy in the sense of state recognition, they're arguing for decriminalization of polygamy as long as it doesn't involve legal bigamy or having two marriage licenses.
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Originally Posted by KSig RC
Probably not - the key is the (legal) definition of "cohabitation," which goes like this:
That's not to say the law is rock-solid, and will (or should) stand up to legal challenge, but it takes a bit more ... specific situation to get there.
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Like my relationship(s) should I move in. Thankfully they're not in Utah. But polyamorists in Canada have been watching BC's (I think) attorney general NOT prosecute polygamists for bigamy and have/were going to file a request with the courts to clarify whether polygamy was being decriminalized there. It would ease a lot of poly people's minds if they knew they wouldn't get charged by a zealous state's attorney afterall. (Hell in Virginia, where one of the bf's is, there's still an adultery law, that someone actually pled guilty to in '03 or so.)
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I'm not one to stand in the way of encouraging swinging, but I'm having a hard time figuring out why the taxpayers of Utah would GAS whether polygamy was happening in their neighborhood.
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Considering what people who live in Utah report, many taxpayers HAVE polygamy happening in their neighborhood. It's just that it's "Sister Wives/Big Love" style and not Warren Jeffs style, typically.