[zeestephen]

If the primary argument here is “equal protection,” would that not also open a clear legal path for incestuous marriage and polygamy?

[1010RD]

We are already there:

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/02/23/living/my-wife-is-my-sister/

It’s not clear if the above is true, but it certainly is possible.

[rollo tomasi]

Yes, incestrial marriage too if the paraphilia community/pro-Brave New World politicians are honest/consistent. DOMA is a firewall based on previous laws that established penalties or benefits for spouses/joint filing. This is not about the Fed gov. regulating marriage, they already have done that way before DOMA, this is about eradicating the firewall and expanding the definition/who gets covered.

Equal protection does not wash either because a homosexual being has the same right as a heterosexual being in regards of having the same opportunity to marry someone of the opposite sex (DNA not sowed on or cut off genitals).

My take, cut every Federal spousal benefit, get rid of the Social Security Act, Medicare/Medicaid, Federal Welfare programs and streamline the tax laws if the majority (Judges) thinks the Federal gov. should stay out of the marriage business. Of course consistency in our government is severely lacking, mainly do the the ignorance of the "common mans" barking/begging like a trained seal for scraps that representatives throw at them.

[Westbrook]

> If the primary argument here is “equal protection,” would
> that not also open a clear legal path for incestuous
> marriage and polygamy?

Yes, as well as polyamory, which is multiple marriage among as many genders as the government recognizes.

And don’t forget pedophilic and bestial marriages, even marriages to blowup dolls.

[Almondjoy]

Logic is not something you can count on in this argument. or consistency.