Supreme Court extends same-sex marriage nationwide

Excellent! 

Well now NORMAL marriage is ruined. The bible says that George Washington didn't want this.

This has been a rough week for the conservatives.  Healthcare and Marriage for everyone, we're turning into communists over here.

no i'm a bleeding hear liberal who believe in handouts for the lazy and taking rights away from the majority.

Dude lighten up, I was just being facetious

I was vary happy to hear this news yesterday.  I was surprised that it happened but I couldn't be happier.  My boyfriend and myself are having a celebratory drink today!

It was a big step forward today, and I again would like to thank many of you for the support that you have shown on this forum on the issue. 

Cheers.

Between this and Obama's Amazing Grace, I feel so proud to be an American this week.

Dude lighten up, I was just being facetious

I agree, I'm not a fan of polygamy but from a legal standpoint it's no different than SSM.

One thing that is interesting (from a legal perspective) is that there are decades of case law regarding property rights and such with marriages and divorces between a husband and wife.  These translate pretty easily with same sex marriages, but not so much with polygamist marriages.  For example if a guy has 3 wives of 20, 10, and 2 years and they all get a divorce (or the husband dies) then how does the property get separated.  Not saying it is justification for not allowing it, but it does throw in some interesting legal wrinkles.

I'm trying to figure out why any man would want more than one wife.

Amen to that.  In this particular case counseling might be in order.  lol

Pretty sure that's not the case.  

as for Polygamy, it really depends on how it's practiced.  I was just in Kenya, and in the rural villages, it was not uncommon for the wealthier (i.e. a sufficient number of goats and cattle) men to have 2 or 3 consenting adult wives (and 15 children).  How it is practiced by the Mormon Fundamentalists (not associated with the LDS church), is pretty gross.  It's basically rape of young girls.  I know I won't offend any mormon fundamentalists here, as their closed communities (i.e. Colorado City) are not permitted to have outside media or contact.

Morally and conceptually, I agree that there is no difference between SSM and polygamy. 

What I bolded above is the biggest difference between the two.  It is legally a different contract.  And also causes significant tax implications that frankly are NOT affected by SSM.  So I think THAT is where the biggest difference lies. 

what is wrong with polygamy morally?  if people are in love why can't they be together? 

the only reason we don't allow it is because of certain religions.   not everyone follows those.

lets make pre-marital sex illegal too

I know "if people are in love" is often used, but society still has to determine limits on what we allow or don't allow even when "people are in love".  If a 15 year old is "in love" with a 30 year old we as a society say that it is not morally acceptable and created an "age of consent" law that says the 15 year old boy has to be 17 (or 18) before he can legally "be in love".

Another example is familial relationships.  If a Brother is "in love with" his sister there are biological consequences to them procreating and society as a whole has traditionally deemed it to be disallowed.

I know both of these examples are far different than SSM and polygamy but I'm trying to explain that we will always have legal limits on what we as a society allow to be acceptable and it's based on public opinion.  60 years ago public opinion was against mixed race marriages and it was illegal.  Public opinion changed and it's a non issue today.  Public opinion was against SSM even 20 years ago so it was not allowed, and public opinion has changed so it is now legal.
Public opinion is against polygamy currently so it will remain illegal, but public opinion may change.  Same thing could be said about other types of "I'm in love with" relationships, but it really boils down to public opinion.

I'm playing devils advocate here, but why shouldn't they have those rights?  Every person in America should be offered the same rights correct.
(I think this is where I'm supposed to insert something about "why are you such a hater" /sarc)