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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFederal Judge To Wisconsin: You Know 'Traditional' Marriage Was Polygamy, Right?
Federal Judge To Wisconsin: You Know 'Traditional' Marriage Was Polygamy, Right?by Ryan J. Reilly at Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/06/gay-marriage-wisconsin-history_n_5462356.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
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WASHINGTON -- The federal judge who struck down Wisconsin's gay marriage ban thinks state officials have a thing or two to learn about the history of marriage as a social institution.
In defending their same-sex marriage ban, state officials claimed that "virtually all cultures through time" have recognized marriage "as the union of an opposite-sex couple."
But as U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb wrote in her 88-page ruling on Friday, that's simply not true.
"As an initial matter, defendants and amici have overstated their argument. Throughout history, the most 'traditional' form of marriage has not been between one man and one woman, but between one man and multiple women, which presumably is not a tradition that defendants and amici would like to continue," Crabb wrote in her opinion.
History alone wasn't enough to justify a ban on same-sex marriage, Crabb said.
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Federal Judge To Wisconsin: You Know 'Traditional' Marriage Was Polygamy, Right? (Original Post)
applegrove
Jun 2014
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Towlie
(5,324 posts)1. I looked it up: "Amici" means "amici curiae" or "friends of the court"
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)2. I was wondering when someone would call them on this "traditional" B.S.
History of Marriage: 13 Surprising Facts
http://www.livescience.com/37777-history-of-marriage.html
Lefta Dissenter
(6,622 posts)3. :)
thumbs up for Babs Crabbs!