So Mr. Bradshaw, please explain why democratic/liberal principles oblige the government to grant "licenses" for a form of "marriage" which has never existed anywhere, but not to acknowledge plural marriage, which has existed in many cultures and all periods. After all, there is no slippery slope, right? So how can I accept my polygamous friends being treated as SECOND-CLASS CITIZENS? And yes, I know real living breathing polyandrists. So I will ignore any arguments based on treating "polygamy" as a synonymn for "polygyny", as well as arguments-by-assertion that "they don't exist". How many are there *I* don't know about? As the man said, pretty lively for a straw man.