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The charge of "unlawful cohabitation" was used in the late 19th century to enforce the Edmunds Act, and other federal anti-polygamy laws against the Mormons in the Utah Territory, imprisoning more than 1,300 men. [33] However, incidents of cohabitation by non-polygamists were not charged in that territory at that time.
The cohabitation between President Băsescu and Prime Minister Ponta began after the successful vote of no confidence against the government led by Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, which was supported by the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL), the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR).
Arguments for the privatization of marriage have been offered by a number of scholars and writers. Proponents of marriage privatization often argue that privatizing marriage is a solution to the social controversy over same-sex marriage. Arguments for and against the privatization of marriage span both liberal and conservative political camps.
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A similar argument is found in Franz Kafka's journal entry titled "Summary of all the arguments for and against my marriage": I must be alone a great deal. What I accomplished was only the result of being alone. [5] As a high-profile couple, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir always expressed opposition to marriage. Brian Sawyer says ...
This section contains arguments specific to the Federal Marriage Amendment. For arguments for and against same-sex marriage in general, see Same-sex marriage#Controversies. The first sentence of H.J. Res. 56 would provide an official definition of legal marriage in the United States.
Bill leads to impassioned arguments from both sides, with Kim Leadbeater arguing MPs have chance to ‘reduce human suffering’, while opposition campaigners warn of ‘inevitable abuse’
The next major act against polygamy, the Edmunds Act, came in 1882 and defined "unlawful cohabitation" as a federal crime, and removed the rights of suffrage and participation on juries from Mormons. [22] Five years later, Congress passed the Edmunds-Tucker Act which effectively outlawed polygamy.