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Though not a polygamist himself, Blackmore urged Parliament to repeal the anti-polygamy law and succeeded in removing specific references to Mormons in the law.
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Though progressive in its intent, this legislation was gutted by the British Parliament which did not want to lose its legal superiority.
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