Connor Boyack
writes at sltrib.com that the constitution of Utah should be amended to decriminalize
polygamy...
Utah's Enabling Act, passed by Congress to
allow the Utah territory to create a constitution, form a state
government, and become a member of the Union, notes that Utah's
admittance would be "on an equal footing with the original States." And
yet, the same act contains a mandatory provision forced upon the state
which few other states (those with early Mormon influence, like Utah)
were required to include in their constitution: a prohibition on
polygamy, or plural marriage.
Things are a lot different now. Marriage is a fundamental right and
women are now considered people rather than property.
Despite that plea, many will still write this
issue off, assuming that most or all polygamists are monsters of the
Warren Jeffs variety, deserving of whatever punishment they are given.
The facts simply do not support this theory; most polygamists are in
mutually consenting adult relationships and loving families. They
should, like the rest of us, be presumed innocent until proven guilty of
anything — not considered felons outright merely because of their
voluntary family arrangement.
If adults agree to live in a
polygynous marriage, or a
polyandrous marriage, or a
same-gender triad, or some other relationship or marriage, nobody should be able to stop them. There is
no good reason to try. Utah is the only state I know of where polyfidelity is still criminalized. That needs to change, and
nationwide full marriage equality is needed.
![Non-Monogamy Diagram [I:FV]](http://www.obsidianfields.com/lj/nonmonogamy2.5.1.gif){kind=link}
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