[Clara Lou]

Let me in on what's wrong or illegal or unseemly about marrying a 2nd cousin. I've forgotten.

[UWconservative]

I would never marry one of my second cousins. It means our great grandparents were the same. That level of incest is, imo inappropriate.

[packrat35]

Are you from Kentucky?

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Let me in on what's wrong or illegal or unseemly about marrying a 2nd cousin. I've forgotten.

Nothing illegal really.

If you like inbred relatives, I GUESS IT IS JUST FINE AND DANDY!

Myself, I won't vote for him and it is not because of incest...

[RFEngineer]

"Let me in on what's wrong or illegal or unseemly about marrying a 2nd cousin. I've forgotten."

You cannot seriously say you do not see any humor value in this fact?

I mean, jokes like "What is the difference between a sophisticated NY Mayor, presidential candidate and a West Virginia trailer park....." practically write themselves.

[snugs]

In Britain many first cousins marry I do not get this shock horror thing about marrying cousins.