Re: [UUPoly-L] UU minister blogger's comments on IAs and UUPA

["Kelly Cookson" <kc62301@hotmail.com>]

> It may turn out that plural
> marriage becomes legal 20 years earlier (in, say, 20 years
> instead of 40, optimistically) specifically because the
> opponents of gay marriage brought it up.

You're right. It could very well backfire on them and lead to quicker 
legalization of multi-partner marriage. But it could also cause state 
populations to say, "Well, if we *have* to recognize same-sex marriage in 
our constitutions, then we're at least going to define marriage in a way the 
prevents polyagamy. We're drawing a line in the sand. This far and no 
farther." That could very well set back the legalization of multi-partner 
marriage by decades.

It's a risk...

Kelly

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