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To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord
The Reynolds v. United States decision has never been reversed and is still controlling case law... just go ahead and try being a polygamist and the federal marshalls will be all over you like ugly on an ape...
202 posted on 09/03/2006 10:17:58 PM PDT by Sir Francis Dashwood
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To: Sir Francis Dashwood
The Reynolds v. United States decision has never been reversed and is still controlling case law... just go ahead and try being a polygamist and the federal marshalls will be all over you like ugly on an ape...

Not so. Many Islamics who have multiple marriages visit this nation. They are not prosecuted for polygamy.

While there may be a conflict between the two statutes, the court found apriori that bigamy was a criminal offense, and addressed the issues on that basis. It said nothing about the legitimacy of polygamous marriages.

While i have no personal opinions on polygamy or gay marriage, or incestuous marriage if all parties are consenting adults, the provisions of English common law, which dictate in Meister deal with heterosexual monogamous marriage. It is still not a matter of statuatory law, rather, as Meister points out, common law.

203 posted on 09/03/2006 10:58:44 PM PDT by Calvinist_Dark_Lord (I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper)
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