There's lots of issues that are best left to the states. This is not one of them. What if a couple got married in Massachusates and moved to Texas? Are they still married?
This is a bit of a different issue than setting local tax rates or speed limits, things that don't really matter once you cross a state boundary.
This is a bit of a different issue than setting local tax rates or speed limits, things that don't really matter once you cross a state boundary.
Um, what is your solution? I don't support the idea of forcing states to recognize homosexual marriages from other states through the Full Faith and Credit clause. States are not required to recognize gun permits from other states. Why should they be required to recognize homosexual marriage licenses? And if you say that we'll get a federal constitutional amendment to ban it nationwide, it would never pass. Maybe 10 years ago, but not now. The priority should be ensuring that the 44 states that don't currently allow homosexual marriage are not forced to allow it by the 6 that do. The states that don't allow homosexual marriage should not be forced to recognize it through a Supreme Court decision based on faulty constitutional principles.