Jonathan Turley will be filing a federal court challenge against Utah's polygamy ban Wednesday.
As a libertarian myself, Turley's position on polygamy among consenting adults resonates with me. As quoted in today's Deseret News:
"Turley, a constitutional law expert, said the legal action seeks to protect one of the nation's defining principles, what Justice Louis Brandeis called 'the right to be left alone.'
'In that sense, it is a challenge designed to benefit not just polygamists but all citizens who wish to live their lives according to their own values, even if those values run counter to those of the majority in the state,' he said."
He said that this case is not so much about polygamy, but the right to privacy. I agree. If multiple parties who are consenting adults choose to live together and create a family together, they should be left alone by the often too-intrusive arm of the state.
The point here is that the Browns are not asking for the right to legally marry multiple parties. They are simply asking to be permitted to love whom they will, cohabit with whom they wish, and arrange their family as they see fit according to their personal and religious values.
Check out Turley's blog for additional statements on the Browns.
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