Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Blow Struck For Religious Freedom: Polygamy Now O.K. In Utah

BROKEN NEWS: Right Wing Guesses Correctly About Something, For Once! Polygamy legalized by activist judge in Utah!

Will non-Mormon Xians call this a win in the War On Christianity that's being waged in their heads?
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge declared a portion of Utah’s polygamy ban unconstitutional late Wednesday, essentially decriminalizing polygamy in the state.

U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups ruled the phrase in the law “‘or cohabits with another person’ is a violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and is without a rational basis under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.”
No, they probably won't. First "protective services," then it's the U.N. interfering w/ parental property & home-schooling. So not really a blow for (their) freedom.
In a statement, Brown family attorney Jonathan Turley said he hoped Reyes would not appeal.

“After this decision, abuse of spouses and children will continue to be prosecuted regardless of whether they occur in monogamous or polygamous families. These protective services will only be strengthened now that many families can openly integrate into society and not fear prosecution merely because of their family structure,” he wrote.

“Utah is a state that was founded by citizens seeking those very rights against government abuse. Utah is better place because of the courageous decision of Judge Waddoups and the commitment of the Brown family in defense of our Constitution.”
If the trend of sexual/social reactionary correctness continues, when will Americans be able to get a legally binding marriage contract w/ a sibling or other animal?

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