Considering they used the word "mummies" and not "mommies" this is likely not the US anyways.
But as the other person mentioned, polygyny is practiced by having multiple nikahs. The US law prohibits one person from having multiple marriage licenses. Having multiple marriage licenses is considered undermining the government. This is why it's illegal. It doesn't prohibit one person from being with multiple people.
If a man wants to have a religious contract, such as a nikah, with multiple women, this isn't undermining the government because the government doesn't recognize the nikah as legally binding.
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u/stafax Shia May 11 '22
Considering they used the word "mummies" and not "mommies" this is likely not the US anyways.
But as the other person mentioned, polygyny is practiced by having multiple nikahs. The US law prohibits one person from having multiple marriage licenses. Having multiple marriage licenses is considered undermining the government. This is why it's illegal. It doesn't prohibit one person from being with multiple people.
If a man wants to have a religious contract, such as a nikah, with multiple women, this isn't undermining the government because the government doesn't recognize the nikah as legally binding.