General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: The gay marriage decision has put us in uncharted waters with regard to polygamy [View all]herding cats
(19,565 posts)You know better than that.
If you want to rewrite the entire legal system, then there's a chance. Let's be honest, that's not going to happen. It's taken decades of battles to get the law applied fairly as it's written.
This bores me. It's a RW talking point, and has no place here. It's the same as me saying I should be able to marry my cat and get benefits under the law for such. Zero legal standing, zero application under the current ruling. But I love my cat! It's all about love! Expert it's not. Not even close. It's about applying the current law in a fair manner. But, people saying this know that, they're just ignoring the legal reality that made this become established law.
If you have a problem with it, or if you want multiple people to duke it out for benefits under the current marriage laws, that's your business. Just don't try and equate it to established law that allows for two people and the benefits afforded under the law.
This isn't my fight, and I honestly don't care one iota about it. Statistically it's not a progressive stance, so I'll leave this to the extreme RW to argue. It's their fight, not mine.