Posted on 11/21/2006 1:36:33 PM PST by presidio9
In her battle to legalize polygamy, the only thing Valerie hasn't revealed is her last name. The mother of eight has been on national TV; her photo along with that of her two "sister-wives" has graced the front cover of a glossy magazine dedicated to "today's plural marriages."
She has been prodded about her sex life: "He rotates. It's easy -- just one, two, three." Quizzed about her decision to share a husband with two other women: "You really have a good frame of reference when you marry a man who already has two wives." Interrogated about what it's like to live in a house with 21 children: "Remodeling a kitchen, that's no small feat with three wives and a husband involved."
All the while, the petite brunette with a smile as bright as Utah's sky has insisted that she's just like you and me: "I'm a soccer mom. My kids are in music lessons. They go to public school. I'm not under anyone's control."
Valerie and others among the estimated 40,000 men, women and children in polygamous communities are part of a new movement to decriminalize bigamy. Consciously taking tactics from the gay-rights movement, polygamists have reframed their struggle, choosing in interviews to de-emphasize their religious beliefs and focus on their desire to live "in freedom," according to Anne Wilde, director of community relations for Principle Voices, a pro-polygamy group based in Salt Lake.
In recent months, polygamy activists have held rallies, appeared on nationally televised news shows and lobbied legislators. Before the Nov. 7 elections, one pro-polygamy group issued a six-page analysis of all Utah's state and local candidates and their views on polygamy. "We can make a difference," the
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Most of these guys are losers anyway. Doubt they paid a dime in taxes since they were born.
Legalize It, Mon!!!
Let's face it. My husband could come home and tell me he wants a divorce. Or he might even come home and tell me he has a mistress. Or that he has a mistress and wants a divorce.
BUT - at least - I can go to bed at night knowing that he won't come home with a second wife! (Not that I'm anticipating any of the above to happen...)
If it were my husband, you're darn right I would deny her "that right!"
LOL
I blame the Old Testament, myself.
What about women? Can they have more than one husband? Seems fair, no?
This is very important, who wants these haters breeding with 4 women and counting on welfare from us infidels to support a growing population that hates us? France anyone?
Regards.
Let's hear it for the bestialitists!
One woman complicates your life so much, why would anyone want more then one?
Well, I was going to try polygamy but so far I've only found one woman who would marry me.
That's very big of you.
Do you feel it materially different from this when a divorce happens in between?
Face it, America. We already have legal polygamy. The only catch is it has to occur serially and not concurrently.
I bet she hasn't revealed her affiliation with the Dimm party, either.
Guess TWP is picking up signs that Romney could be a formidable candidate.
The problem with poligamy is that after 3 generations, you have a 50% chance of marrying a cousin. Poligamy shuts some many men out of the gene pool: they are driven out of the community, and can lead to severe genetic problems in a population. (Hence, the Mormons) This is called "Founder's Syndrome", where a recessive genenetic problem gets spread throughout a community.
Face it, America. We already have legal polygamy. The only catch is it has to occur serially and not concurrently.
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and that's a good thing
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Taylor
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