DOMA and Prop 8. Both History.

[Jester]

We know that there is a high percentage of arranged marriages under Morrocon people where the family goes to Morroco in the holiday period and they come back with a wife for the son.

It is true, it still is allowed for cousins to get married. This has never bee changed because there were no real issues in the past. And because (yes you get it) we also have very liberal opinions we didnot want to ban it.

Now we see that 1 on 4 Morrocon and Turkish immigrants marries a cousin. Which has several issues. First, the percentage of handicapped babies among these groups is much higher than avarage, and second most of these marriages are arranged.

So yes you have the issue of giving people the freedom until it is PROVEN that something is off or to try and protect women, and children.

It sounds to me like your problem is with Moroccan and Turkish culture, not polygamy. These marriages are monogamous. And you insist you're not looking to ban monogamy, so...?

As for the tolerance of cultural practices we find odious, that's a tricky issue, but it is surely not one that is best addressed by just making everything illegal. If we banned every kind of transaction where the weak might be exploited, we would have to ban all transactions - contracts, marriages, mortgages, employment, everything. People should have protections against being exploited by the law, and resources to help them if they're in a bad situation. I'm all for generous, vigorous programs to help women get out of situations where they feel coerced by their partners or family. They shouldn't be forbidden from doing things "for their own good".

-Jester

Afterthought: I assume family intermarriage is also a pretty effective way to get another family member into the Netherlands?