Sister Wives Initiate Lawsuit

[Kevin]

I think it's an interesting case on a lot of levels. Lawrence v. Texas kind of opened the way for this lawsuit when it held that under the 14th Amendment, morality alone couldn't justify the government's intrusion into the bedroom.

The ACLU has an interesting article on the subject for background purposes:
http://www.acluutah.org/bigamystatute.htm

At any rate, on an equal protection level (I don't know if this is discussed here), I can't really see how such a prohibition on polygamy in the cohabitative sense, could even be found to have a rational basis. How is it that it would be perfectly legal for married people to engage in orgies with other married people just so long as no one cohabitates... but if cohabitation happens, it's a third-degree felony?

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.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by Kevin

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.

A majority of taxpayers in Utah are LDS. LDS Church members face a lot of discrimination/get a lot of flack because people think they encourage polygamy, or associate them with FLDS/Warren Jeffs. This is why Utah has such stringent polygamy laws, and why the LDS church excommunicates you if you are found practicing it. They are tired of being associated with it/publicly condemn it out of frustration with the public's confusion/perception