Posted on 07/01/2015 7:24:07 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The author: Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America.
DENIER!,,,,
Of course he would argue against polygamy. It would underscore the immorality of the Gay movement.
I don’t think the author fails to understand the matter.
I think the author is dishonest about the matter.
Ten years ago this was said about homosexual marriage.
Dream on, guy
If homosexuals can marry via an Unconstitional judicial power grab and hardly a peep, crossdressers get “Courage” awards with panderers falling over each other in the process . .
Then the Multiple Marriage Crowd can’t be too far behind
Nor the pedophiles
And who knows what else
Yup.
He’s lying and knows he’s lying.
So how does the 14th amendment apply to his select group and not everyone else? The TX lawsuit going all the way to the Supreme’s and then them agreeing to use the 14th opened that door, not anyone else....
Watching this person weave their way through the denial process for another “It’s all about live” group is a real eye opener.
This guy is a moron!
Ever heard of Islam, you mental midget!
They will run with the undefinition of marriage. Thanks SCOTUS!
Watching this person weave their way through the denial process for another Its all about love group is a real eye opener.
What a moron. No logic whatsoever.
By allowing high-status men to hoard wives
What makes him think this is a one way street. Sexist pig.
He acts like this hasn’t happened already.
Sorry Bubba the black robed tyrants said I can marry anyone, anything, or whatever multiples of each I desire.
LOL, no difference
Pretty much a textbook example of “special pleading”.
Here’s the gist of his argument as to why Polygamy won’t follow this decision:
When a high-status man takes two wives (and one man taking many wives, or polygyny, is almost invariably the real-world pattern), a lower-status man gets no wife. If the high-status man takes three wives, two lower-status men get no wives. And so on.
This competitive, zero-sum dynamic sets off a competition among high-status men to hoard marriage opportunities, which leaves lower-status men out in the cold. Those men, denied access to life’s most stabilizing and civilizing institution, are unfairly disadvantaged and often turn to behaviors like crime and violence. The situation is not good for women, either, because it places them in competition with other wives and can reduce them all to satellites of the man.
He then links to a study here:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-01/uobc-mrm012312.php
According to the research, monogamy’s main cultural evolutionary advantage over polygyny is the more egalitarian distribution of women, which reduces male competition and social problems.
The study found that monogamous marriage results in significant improvements in child welfare, including lower rates of child neglect, abuse, accidental death, homicide and intra-household conflict. And: by shifting male efforts from seeking wives to paternal investment, institutionalized monogamy increases long-term planning, economic productivity, savings and child investment.
Group Homosexual Marriage and Group BiSex Marriage and Group GLBTS Marriage is the wave of the future.
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