"As it should be. The Supreme Court should have NO jurisdiction in how a state issues licenses."
I really -want- to agree with you. I oppose gay marriage, but I really -don't- want the answer to be to put even more unconstitutional power in the hands of the federal government.
Only one problem. The Federal government actually interacts with married couples just as much as the States do. What will be the Federal government's tax policy concerning them? If MA has gay marriage, and AL doesn't, does a married couple get taxed in MA and not in AL? -That- would be pretty unprecedented, federal policy differing according to state laws. Different federal tax form for every state? Now what happens if the couple married in MA moves to AL?
What about SS benefits? Transfer or don't transfer? Do they just hop a state line, get benefits, and go back home?
These to me are real reasons that the Federal government needs to have a position independent (tho not necessarily binding on) the States. I don't know if there's something in the Constitution that would legitimately put that under Federal jurisdiction for those reasons. If there was something that wouldn't turn into yet another slippery slope, great, but is there?
Qwinn
What is it about Alabama? :-}