I've heard some dark tales of the boys who there isn't a use for in polygamous cultures and more then a few stories about girls being forced to wed at very young ages. That being said, when polygamy is illegal I think that it might be the type of lifestyle that attracts crackpot ne'er do wells. It would be interesting if made leagle to see if it's reputation improved by people who weren't on the fringes of society feeling free to engage in the practice. Would Mormons revert back to polygamy? I don't think I would much care for a second wife, or to be a second husband, but I have no objection to people living their lives in the manner of their own choosing. I grow tired of the argument that letting consenting adults live how they please means that we're going have to allow people to rape children and animals next.
Interesting that they were a major supporter of Prop 8 in California. Personally, I think it's tough to make an argument against polygamy that doesn't fall back on abuses historically associated with it. If polygamy were legalized, child marriage and forced marriage would not be as well. As for the associated patriarchal oppression of women, there are plenty of cultural groups in the US that have the protected right to practice that.Would Mormons revert back to polygamy?