No Conservatives, Legalizing Gay Marriage Doesn’t Mean Polygamy Is Next

Politicus USA ^ | 06/27/2015 | By: Keith Brekhus

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IMO polygamy is the next one for approval simply because they have the jump on the others. The Brown v. Buhman case is now in the 10th Circuit and should reach the USSC in about a year or two. This is the same polygamous Brown "family" that was the subject of a reality TV show (Sister Wives). The arguments used in the ssm case will be used in Brown and the Court will find it difficult to ignore them and uphold any anti-bigamy laws.

Next up is likely incestuous marriage because there will be no objections based on things like underage consent. That is the stickler on pedophilia marriage. The age of consent may be raised as a blocker. But the perverts can beat that one by various end runs (e.g., children "emancipated" from their parents, parental consent, etc.).

The only one likely to fail is bestiality. Animals and other non-human entities (trees, cars, etc.) have not been shown to be able to engage the consent issue. Without a two-party agreement that is demonstrably consensual, marriage per se is not valid.