Polygamy and politics mix in (Utah) 3rd District debate

[brooklynite]

Somehow we all missed this story last week...

Controversy surrounding the massive raid on a polygamous enclave in Texas spilled over into Utah politics Friday during one of the first candidate debates in the 3rd Congressional District race.

Rep. Chris Cannon said the government should not be going after polygamists solely because they practice plural marriage, relying on a controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling that protects homosexual relationships.

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Cannon said he is offended by polygamous sects that force members to remain part of the group, but there are "lots of women who choose to be in polygamous relationships and who are very articulate about the benefits they get."

"I don't think it's the place of society to prosecute people who choose to cohabitate responsibly and are responsible for their children as opposed to men who are licentious or women who are licentious who are producing children that don't have place or context or male authority in their lives," Cannon said.

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Should be a fun Republican Primary...

[kestrel91316]

1. Consenting adults in whatever alternative relationship is not

a problem. The problem is with coersion and intimidation and abuse. And of child sexual abuse and reproductive enslavement.

I do find it comical that LDS and FLDS find polygamy "responsible" in cases where the father is merely a physical presence, but lets the state shoulder the burden of supporting the plural wives and kids because they're technically without a man..........

[ljm2002]

2. Wow, this one quote pretty much sums it up:

"I don't think it's the place of society to prosecute people who choose to cohabitate responsibly and are responsible for their children as opposed to men who are licentious or women who are licentious who are producing children that don't have place or context or male authority in their lives," Cannon said.

What he is saying here is that the FLDS type of polygamy where there is MALE AUTHORITY is okay, but not when it is due to LICENTIOUS MEN OR WOMEN -- in other words, single parents in the big cities, they're evil, because they're IMMORAL and LICENTIOUW, but them thar FLDS-ers, they know how to impose MALE AUTHORITY so they're just A-OK.

Asshole.

[RB TexLa]

3. So in this case he's all aboard with the raid since they were going in based

on reports of child abuse?