IS MARRIAGE A STATE'S RIGHT? Duncan Anderson

As a condition of their admission to the Union, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Utah were required by Congress to pass statutes outlawing polygamy. Because of the polygamy issue, Utah's struggle for admission lasted 40 years before succeeding (after outlawing polygamy and prosecuting polygamists) in 1896. For more info go here.

I don’t see why Vermont or (if it comes to that) Massachusetts should get off any easier as they attempt to redefine marriage. Not that I'm endorsing ejecting those states from the Union. Not yet, anyway.

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