[EternalVigilance]

Cheney ignores one of the two primary reasons for the founding of his very own party: the protection of marriage as being between one man and one woman.

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1856 Republican Platform

Resolved, That the Constitution confers upon Congress sovereign powers over the Territories of the United States for their government; and that in the exercise of this power, it is both the right and the imperative duty of Congress to prohibit in the Territories those twin relics of barbarism—Polygamy, and Slavery.

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By the way, there are several states that were not allowed into the Union without forever swearing off plural marriage.

[jessduntno]

“those twin relics of barbarism—Polygamy, and Slavery. “

No mention of buggery...

[Bushwacker777]

So was the Prophet Abraham and some gay guys in San Francisco moral equals?

[wagglebee]

Excellent post, thanks for the reminder.

[Bushwacker777]

And the reason we don’t own Mexico today was because the US government (northern Republicans) did not want to admit Mixico into the union and divide it up since it was below the Mason-Dixon Line and would have increased the number of slave states. Just thihnk if Mexico had been a part of the US from the 1840s and could have been fully integrated into US cultural patterns. Thanks for nothing Lincoln.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Good post, Also, see Reynolds vs the US.

Even though it was a polygamy case, it defined marriage as one man one woman