Both of my blogs have covered the controversial topic of polygamy. The first blog enclosed information about the various kinds of plural marriage. The main purpose was to touch upon the way polygamists are found and brought up against the law. In most cases, child abuse and fraud are what brings the fact of polygamy to the courts, not just the polygamy. Also, there is so much polygamy in states such as Utah that they can’t afford to waste money on sending officers to investigate for just polygamy. I used this information to stand for polygamists to be prosecuted for breaking the law, instead of it being a surprise add on to the other significant charges.
In the second blog I asked if polygamy should be illegal or legal? I supported it to be legal because the law should not say who a person can or can’t love. With the way the economy is, it makes it sense for families to come together. I talked about how it is shunned by society because it usually involves one person with multiple spouses, but that is a choice. If a person wants to be that way then it should not be scrutinized. It also came up that polygamy goes hand in hand with some religions and that would be violating the 1st amendment. This adds another strong stand for why polygamy should be legal.
Polygamy is being covered by entertainment more frequently here lately, but it has always been standing in the back of the room with its trunk up in the air. The big elephant has become more apparent and should be faced with a stronger force of law or be abolished as a law completely.
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