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To: Mr. Silverback
At that point, does anyone think that the Supremes will not declare gay “marriage” a constitutionally protected right on the very grounds that Kennedy has already stated in Romer?

If the Supreme Court does declare this, they will by default also be declaring that polygamous marriage is a constitutionally protected right based on the very same legal grounds.

29 posted on 03/30/2005 11:59:36 PM PST by judgeandjury
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To: judgeandjury
If the Supreme Court does declare this, they will by default also be declaring that polygamous marriage is a constitutionally protected right based on the very same legal grounds.

Indeed. Right after the Court ruled in Lawrence vs. Texas, a polygamous trio (husband and wife looking to add on another wife) attempted to obtain a marriage license and are now suing Salt Lake County, citing that L v. T's reasoning concerning consenting adults and state interest clears the way for polygamous marriage. Frankly, I agree with them. If the SCOTUS is the final arbiter of moral issues that they are setting themselves up as, L v. T legalizes any marital or sexual arrangement consenting adults desire, end of story.

46 posted on 03/31/2005 2:27:47 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (If this case were a TV movie, Columbo would be showing up everywhere Michael Schiavo goes.)
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