Because a lot of very misguided people seem to think it is their business. These people aren't harming anyone. And there's no evidence of any fraud on their part.
They simply want to be left alone to live their lives the way they choose. They're neither picking my pocket nor breaking my leg.
Then there's that pesky part of the 1st Amendment which says "nor prohibit the free exercise thereof" to deal with. When you figure a way around that, you let me know.
Now in the future will it change, yes.
So what we have regardless of your personal feelings people breaking the law. In general nobody cares unless children are harmed or these people are taking taxpayer monies.
Because these women are not legally married they are eligible to receive welfare, and apparently they are in most cases, based on your previous comments that is your issue.
And you didn't want to be left out.
So say the gay rights thug - and by extension the pedophiles. but keep your head in the sand, polygamy will be picking your pocket by more welfare babies. Perhaps this guy is able to pay for them all - but we can't even pay for the current polygamy of men getting multiple women pregnant without marriage - now you want that behavior to be legal. You may have preferred the broken leg before its over.
Every time one of these cases comes up there is evidence of fraud. You have your head in the sand. Unless of course you are a polygamist.
Then there’s that pesky part of the 1st Amendment which says “nor prohibit the free exercise thereof” to deal with.
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You are forgetting something. There are laws which do limit certain aspects of religious observance, murder, trade and possession of body parts, cannibalism, and yes Polygamy have all be outlawed.
Do you support murder because it might be a religious requirement?