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01/30/2014
#ThrowBackThursday: Federal Marriage Amendment circa 1900
Some people thought "traditional marriage" included a right to multiple wives, while certain members of Congress believed federal policy should be defined by discrimination. A look back at a proposed federal marriage amendment at the turn of the last century:
Emmet County Republican, January 25, 1900
Interestingly enough, modern-day social conservatives are using polygamy fears in their arguments in favor of the anti-gay Federal Marriage Amendment of our day, suggesting that same-sex marriages will open that door. And of course it's the Southern members of Congress who are more likely to seek a more stringent and restrictive version of a ban, to the dismay of even some on their side.
Perhaps in another one hundred fourteen years, will reach consensus. But probably not.
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