Inspired by the recent raid on the Fundamentalist Mormon compound in Texas.
One of the pre-conditions for Utah's entry into the US as a state was a state constitutional amendment banning polygamy. In 1890, then LDS president Woodruff had a, politically inspired, revelation that the LDS should no longer approve plural marriage.
What If the LDS decided not to give up plural marriage and to forgo statehood?
Is that a viable option at all?
Would the US have forced the situation and if so, what would be the long-term consequences?
One of the pre-conditions for Utah's entry into the US as a state was a state constitutional amendment banning polygamy. In 1890, then LDS president Woodruff had a, politically inspired, revelation that the LDS should no longer approve plural marriage.
What If the LDS decided not to give up plural marriage and to forgo statehood?
Is that a viable option at all?
Would the US have forced the situation and if so, what would be the long-term consequences?