Quantum Windbag
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No I did not, I said they applied to become a territory and were saddled with the law.
Go back and re-read what you said. Whatever you were trying to say, it was not worded/structured very well.
Really?
History can be very boring if you just look at dates.
When Utah applied to be a territory bigamy was not only legal, it was actively encouraged by the LDS church. A bunch of do gooders back east objected to the practice, so they passed a law that made it illegal. This made it necessary for Mormons to plan a strategy to challenge the law. The only way they could do this was if they joined the US, and refused to enforce the federal law. This eventually led to the Supreme Court decision I cited.
Should I have said something else to make it more clear that I was talking about the time Utah was a territory? Should I have made it absolutely clear that this was before it was a state?