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My wife recently suggested that polygamy might make a comeback, what with all the discussion these days on what constitutes a traditional marriage, and whether that institute needs saving. Should things go south for traditional marriage, she suggests, all definitions could go out the window.

Now, I wanna state that I'm not opposed to plural marriage. I'm pretty much in the "whatever floats your boat" camp. I'm not opposed to gay men marrying each other, rainbows marrying dolphins, trees marrying Neptune, or whatever.

But I know that plural marriage has stigma on it that gay doesn't. Why? Because, in this country, it is attached strongly to the LDS church, which did at one point in history have adherents that practiced plural marriage.

If someone suggested that it was the cultural right of an Arabian to have plural marriage, and that movement gained momentum, there might be a slim chance. But probably not. Arabs are simply a very small voice in a land that either doesn't care, and wouldn't vote on the issue, or does care, and would oppose it.

And, would it be a good thing?

Personally, I'm going to adapt a line with: "think of the taxes!"

There are plenty of things that have already been said regarding society/culture and polygamy, but I don't think it's been put in practical enough terms to really consider it.

Another thing: mainstream America isn't seriously looking at polygamy. Oh, sure, there's that sitcom ("Big Love") out there, which offers a little bit of "chew on this", but that's not an approval device, last I checked.

So, there's the question: Polygamy in America's Future?

Discuss.