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Originally Posted by ajmccarrell
. . . As far as gay marriage goes, I agree that it should be up to the states. Why is this a federal issue?! . . . .
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It has to be a Federal issue because when you get married in one state, the US Const.'s 10th Amendment dicates a sister state must give "full faith and credit" to the issuing state's marriage laws. The DOMA attempted to corcumvent this, but most certainly will be struck down by The Supremes as Unconstitutional, and rightly so. Commerce would halt if states were allowed to pick and choose which interstate laws they upheld.