The Roots Of Polygamy

Marrying more than one spouse is called polygamy. Known as sister wives, polygyny is the common form of polygamy existing unofficially in the United States. While marriage equality or freedom to marry has been at the forefront of the mainstream media, politics and military attention, it is important to consider that the fight for marriage equality doesn’t end with the legalization of same-sex marriage in the military and across the nation. There is a need to legalize polygamy. The founding fathers of our constitution stated in the first amendment of the United States of America that freedom of lifestyle choice must not be violated upon by the Federal Government. Polygamy being a lifestyle choice, legalizing polygamy in the United States is

More importantly, polygamy is not a sexual practice or sexual orientation; it is a way of life in which multiple adult partners consent to an arrangement of marriage, in which one man is given the opportunity to have multiple wives. It is prohibited for those wives to engage in sexual activity with each other. A quick look at the causes of divorces in monogamous marriages revealed that financial hardship, domestic strife and everyday stresses are to blame. These problems usually occur when the adult members of the nuclear family lack in energy and support to handle the endless demands of life, especially in the extenuating circumstances of military life. The issue here is not about the incapacity of making life, but rather the unavoidable hardships of many of us. The practice of polygamy offers an indispensable prosperity, one that helps maintain the stability of the family, reduce the burden and expose each member to a better life. For example, let’s use the instance of a deployed Soldier. A Soldier with multiple wives, leaves behind enough manpower to handle family issues, rather than one wife who will struggle to meet the needs of the children and offer support to the deployed, in addition to taking care of her personal

More than hundred years ago, research conducted by sociologists revealed a population trend worldwide in which women most likely outnumbered men by 1.3 to one. Statistical data from the 2012 US Census revealed that in the United States, women outnumbered men by 1.6 to one, meaning 160 women for every 100 men. Due to the genetic diversity contributed by women, the probability that their dominant trend will change is less likely. With that in mind, we are moving towards a society where the male species will likely disappear in less than one million years, which will leave women to figure out how to reproduce. If we limit marriage to two partners, it will take away the chance for certain women to one day be married, and will keep those already exercising polygamy in the United States in the dark. Marriage is about love and it is our human right to enjoy it freely. While it is almost impossible to exactly estimate the number of polygamous families currently in the United States, we know that they are motivated by religious faith, such as fundamentalist Mormonism or Islam, and as long as all parties involved are adults, legally able to sign marriage contracts, there is no constitutional reason why they shouldn’t be able to express that faith in their marriages. Additionally, the United States is historically a nation of immigrants, and some of them came from a country where polygamy is legal. Ripping apart those