Topic: Should people be allowed to marry first cousins?
Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #21,763
| Poll option | Votes | Percentage | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 6 | 86% | |
| No | 1 | 14% |
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 7 minutes later[^] [v] #344,762
Statism. Decadence.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 50 seconds later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #344,763
Yes. The state should not interfere in who a person is allowed to marry. People should be able to marry whoever they want.
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 48 seconds later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #344,765
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 12 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #344,766
Anonymous C replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #344,767
@previous (A)
No. There is no compelling reason why such marriages should not be allowed.
The state disallows them because it is decadent.
No. There is no compelling reason why such marriages should not be allowed.
The state disallows them because it is decadent.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 52 seconds later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #344,768
Anonymous C replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #344,769
dw !jdTkvovFCQ joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 9 minutes later, 30 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #344,777
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 55 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #344,782
Should rational, consenting adults be allowed to engage in sexual intercourse and cohabit?
ima have to vote yes on that one
ima have to vote yes on that one
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #344,796
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 39 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #344,807
As long as they aren't both dudes.
derpy !hoovesEJmo joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #344,810
I dunno. On one hand love should have no bounds. On another, super deformed babies if they have kids...
Anonymous F replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #344,812
The U.S. is virtually alone among developed nations in outlawing marriage among first cousins. European countries have no such prohibition. In some cultures, particularly Islamic ones, first-cousin marriage is encouraged. Even in the U.S. laws forbidding the practice are far from universal. First-cousin marriage is currently illegal or restricted in 31 states. (Some states allow it if there's no chance of procreation-interesting in light of conservative opposition to gay marriage on the grounds that the institution's function is to produce children.) It's legal in the rest--and no, Kentucky and West Virginia aren't among the permissive ones. Try California and New York.
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derpy !hoovesEJmo replied with this 14 years ago, 23 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #345,221
Bump