The reason it should be illegal is that Historically it has been associated with very poor treatment of woman .

How many mother in laws can one man stand?

Polygamy isn't the sad part. It is child sexual exploitation and manipulation that causes the damage - along with incest in small communities.

Because nothing says "I am walking in God's footsteps" like COLLECTING FEMALES TO SERVE ME and SERVICE ME...I'm sorry but the Christian Doctrine is really twisted with their obsession with SEX and PEDOPHILIA and their DEGRADATION of WOMEN...SICK FUCKS

Well it's still not legal and in a way I support legalization. If it were legal they would have to have laws concerning divorce. That would mean women in abusive relationships would have a better chance of getting out of them.

Having been born into a Moron (oops, Mormon) family, and having been brainwashed to become a Moron myself, I am familiar with the church's history of polygamy. Yes, they got the idea of polygamy from the Bible, and made it part of their own doctrine. The Morons gave up polygamy quite a long time ago. However, there were offshoots of the Moron church in Utah that continued, and still continue the practice of polygamy. I am very happy to be free from such a Moronic scam.

Interesting. Not wanting any husband myself I may not be the best one to comment but here goes. As long as this is between consenting adults, not child brides who cares? As long as they support their children instead of having them go on welfare, let them do as they wish. But somehow I don't think this was decided as a way to help women. I suppose we will see.

Back in the 'olden days' men got killed off during the many wars, so it made sense that men would take in multiple wives. It makes no sense these days when 52% of the population are women. It's probably my age but I see little benefit for women having one husband let alone more than one. I wouldn't mind two or three boyfriends as long as they didn't want to move in. You see it is the washing, cleaning,cooking, the looking after, that men my age want and I'm done with that.

I have read that polygyny is positively correlated with more warlike societies. Pairing men of high status with multiple women leaves a shortage of women for men of low status. These low-status men are then easier to herd into military endeavors, particularly for purposes of conquest.

Given that, it seems strange to me that the US DOESN'T permit polygyny!

If somebody wants more than one spouse, let them. They deserve it. I think I would rather shoot myself in the leg with a nail gun while getting a root canal (or something equally gruesome). But what floats my boat, doesn't have to float theirs, as long as all involved parties actually consent.

Shiiiiiit... Having a hard enough time finding one person.... I can't imagine having a harem...

Well hmmmmmmm
Lets see, i been married 4 times, wasn't to successful, 4 at once seems a short path to suicide...lol

So my question is come tax time how many dependents can be filed and/or will they be allowed to be married but filing jointly? Seems it might be legal in the state but not as far as the IRS goes.

The New Testament tends to support one man/one woman, but not too rigorously. The Old Testament allowed multiple wives (but not a woman with multiple husbands. No surprise there in their male-dominated society).

If it's made legal there will be laws governing age etc... way better chance of doing good prosecution and for women trying to get out of these entaglements.

Also it'll be a place poly folks can go to co-habitat in peace. Won't that just squick the Mormons?

Stopping that had also allowed them ‘Statehood.’ Maybe they’re ready to succeed ..then Romney can finally be a President!

An aside (it’s crazy rainy out, so yur stuck with me inside) - Recently, I was considering a move.. And remembered how beautiful a ‘Utah Morning’ had been (if from the inside of a Penske moving truck cab) ...along the western edge of our Rockies… Did some geological research - shit - the Mormons could not have located themselves in a more geologically unstable place ...so they’d better breed quick

Damn....will I have to buy a bigger bed?

And where ya gonna go when they are all in a bad mood? They'll hunt you down like a rabbit.

I wonder if they include polyandry in these polyamorous rules.

I do not understand how that works. I could not do this as to many people involved and how you stay alive when a mistake is made. Guess I would be more concerned for the women than others.
Most of my experiences with this have a man that does whatever he wants while all the women work and try to make him happy. I would think this would get old really fast for the women.

The separation of church and state doesn't exist in Utah.
It never really has.
They're just really open about it now.

The Old Testament of the Christian Bible allows polygamy, but it does not require it. It has been decades since I read The Book of Mormon, but I think it follows the Old Testament in allowing polygamy. However, there also are some verses in the Book of Mormon that say men should have only one wife unless God tells them otherwise.

If anyone here has read much (Robert A.) Heinlein, there are some very good arguments for allowing people to make whatever contracts they want with respect to relationships, family, and cohabitation. Of course, contracts require consenting adults. Just as children can be adopted, so can new partners. All contracts. Larger families can be much more stable and enduring, providing a more secure environment to raise children. After all, if every child should have a mother and a father, why not several of each in a broad range of ages/generations? This would be great for socialization and for affording to have some parents, who want to, stay home with the children. I think it's a win-win.

And why is there only one time-frame for marriage, " 'til death do us part"? We should be able to have any length marriage we decide on. When it comes up for renewal, you can ask, "Is this really what I want? Is this relationship right for me, for us?" Far too many people are in marriages because it's too expensive to get out or out of a sense of obligation.

Basically, I think the whole idea of marriage should be a much more flexible, customized, contractual relationship.

I've always thought that bigamy would be both a crime and the punishment.