Principle Voices Statement re Brown Court Case

Principle Voices released a statement in response to news of the 'Sister Wives' Kody Brown court filing. It can be found on the Principle Voices website, but here it is below:

Principle Voices Statement re Brown Court Case

July 12, 2011

Principle Voices is pleased to learn of Kody Brown’s decision to file a challenge to Utah’s bigamy statute.

We applaud the Browns’ for their courage in making their lifestyle public, and for standing up in behalf of the thousands of plural families who have endured disfavorable treatment. The Browns are consenting adults and have created a wonderful family. Sadly, they have already suffered harm as a result of their openness. They have faced the threat of felony prosecution. They have experienced the loss of jobs. We admire their willingness to seek the decriminalization of their family arrangement, despite the risk of greater scrutiny.

We are ready to offer them our full support. We are grateful to Professor Jonathan Turley for his commitment to the Brown family and to all those whose civil rights have been compromised. No Utahns should be relegated to second-class citizenship because of their private relationships. We anxiously await a ruling in this case which will confirm the right of all adult Americans to organize their families as they choose.

Anne Wilde, Mary Batchelor
PRINCIPLE VOICES
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