>>>Keep it consensual and between adults
Of course, it should be restricted to consenting adults. Personally, I would never live a polygamous lifestyle. I have been faithfully and happily married to one woman for 30 years.
I am not even opposed to making polygamy illegal, so long as it is made illegal for all people, and not selectively enforced against Fundamentalist Mormons. My post want meant to provoke passionate debate on double standards on laws criminalizing sexual behavior.
But does it not bother you that prosecutions of polygamy are only enforced on religious fundamentalist Whites, when all other people, Muslims, pornographers, hippes, etc, are exempt?
I agree that Warren Jeffs belongs in prison for underage sex.
Lots of things bother me.
As for making poly-whatever illegal, you'd need to pass an Amendment at the Fed level. Possibly at the State level as well depending on what your State Constitution says about Religious freedom.
Double standards and hypocrisy suck. In a general sense. Even more so when it's used to deprive consenting parties of liberty in the name of some "law" applied arbitrarily or capriciously. Be it a multi-partner marriage, or mis-application of unConstitutional gun laws.
It might be immoral. It might be a sin. It might seem icky to normal people. But if all Parties are acting in the context of Consenting Adults, leave 'em alone.
Or as TJ put it...
Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.