If it were Muslims with 4 wives, it's a Civil Right! Gay-marriage foes cite polygamy suit

No mention of Muslims here, but...

Gay-marriage foes cite polygamy suit - Washington Times

By Cheryl Wetzstein 7-24-11

Reality-TV star Kody Brown and his “sister wives” may not intend to be an example of the “slippery slope” in the gay-marriage debate, but their new lawsuit against Utah’s anti-polygamy laws bolsters the argument that legalizing marriage for same-sex couples could open the door to recognition of other kinds of marriages.

Mr. Brown; his legal wife, Meri Brown; and “sister wives” Janelle Brown,Christine Brown and Robyn Sullivan, who appear with their 16 children on “Sister Wives” on TLC, want Utah’s anti-polygamy laws declared unconstitutional and unenforceable on their “plural family.”

The legal arguments their attorneys Jonathan Turley and Adam Albaare using are similar to those used in many gay-marriage lawsuits: The Browns are being illegally denied the rights to freedom of association, due process and equal protection, as well as the rights of adults to engage in “intimate conduct” without government intrusion.

Utah’s anti-polygamy laws have caused “personal injuries” to the Brown family and trample on “the right of consenting adults to create a family environment of their choosing,” Mr. Turley and Mr. Alba argued in their July 13 complaint at U.S. District Court in Utah.

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From the film "Sahara" (1943) screenplay:

Here is probably the best explanation of Mohammed allowing four wives and the reality of one.

I got married just before I left.
-Good. -Good? It's better than that.
But I guess you fellows feel differently about marriage.
The boys up top tell me you Mohammedans...
...have as many as 300 wives.
No. The Prophet tells us that four wives is sufficient for a true believer.
Why four?
The Prophet says...

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...one wife makes a miserable life because she always gets bored.
And two wives make a mess of your life also.
They always quarrel and you never know which one is right.
And three wives are bad, too.
The two always take sides against the third.
But four wives...
...makes real happiness.
How?
Two and two are company for each other.
And the man, he has his rest.

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That sounds all right. You've got four?
-No, I have only one. -What's holding you back?
lf you had this law in your Texas, would you have four wives?
No. My wife wouldn't like that.
It is the same with me. My wife, she would not like it.
You sure learn things in the Army.
Yes, we both have much to learn from each other.