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The state doesn’t believe they are married (because they are not), so what’s the point in trying to convince the state to accept their so-called divorce [yes, I’m pretending that this isn’t just a game to force recognition of their arrangement as if it was a real marriage]? Why would a sane person want to pay a divorce lawyer in order to get formal state recognition of the status that the state already recognizes? The state doesn’t think they are married, and they don’t want to be married, so no one other than a drama queen would think this was a problem that required a judge and lawyers.

Well, that's sort of the point. Gay activists and legal organizations like Lambda are very determined and very organized in their efforts to force same-sex marriage on everyone in the US. And they seem to be on track to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in the next 3-5 years that will accomplish it. Instances like this couple marrying in CA and just happening to move to MS just before deciding to divorce are nothing more than well planned test cases in a pervasive legal strategy. The only maneuver that will stop this is a federal constitutional amendment prohibiting the application of equal protection to state laws on the definition of marriage. But I wouldn't hold my breath on that, since no one seems to be organizing in that direction.