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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Let's decriminalise bachelors - nonogamy? :-P
A long time ago....no one would ever give this crap the time of day.
Well, as far as the divorces are concerned, with the asset division and so on - the government [via judiciary] would have to be involved, if only as an enforcer of a private contract.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
There is no such thing as "Libertarian Conservatism." There are Libertarian Rockafeller Republicans, and there are Conservative Goldwater Republicans, but Libertarians and Conservatives are two different animals witin the same party. When Reagan was a Libertarian Governor of California he signed an abortion bill into law and said he admired libertarians. When he embraced Goldwater's values, he dramatically strengthened the the Federal War On Drugs, and opposed abortion. A lot of liberaltarians like to hang out at this site, and generally they are ok, because they are typically strong on National Security issues, but let's be very clear about the fact that Libertarianism and Conservatism are mutually exclusive political philosophies.
Well, I certainly don't understand why many libertarians are pro-abortion - it is a crime against the person afterall!
Just an idea that entered my head when seeing personal freedom/moral order debates here - I just think common ground can be found between the two perspectives.
Goldwater was notoriously pro-abortion. His wife was a long-time high muckety-muck in Planned Parenthood of Arizona, IIRC.
I'll admit, sometimes I do get touchy about all the libertarians who hang out here. But the operative information is that there is no such thing as a Libertarian Conservative.
You are right about that. I think the more correct term would be Reagan Conservative.
Enforcer of private contracts is fine. Government does that for everybody. But the whole business of government doling out different privileges and penalties depending on whether a citizen is "married" or "not married" is bad news. Just another opportunity for government meddling.
My ideal marriage: two wives, one butter churn, three French hens.
How dare anyone criticize! It's a marriage to me!
Maybe you're right, maybe it's nothing more than 'small government liberalism'.
lol! I love that guys quotes. How about "I am not young enough to know everything" or "Work is the curse of the drinking classes"..So true true.
For the most part it is.
The results would be the same, so!
Ah, but the government does care. They will recognize homosexual unions as equal to traditional marriage. The government will be forced to take this position, and it will be taught in schools (more than it already is.) If you have a moral objection to that (and I do) that is a very bad thing.
Hey, Jan...I wasn't the first to post it this time! ;-)
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