But, I think the ruling applies to federal law. So, while the marriage is not recognized in a particular state, it is recognized federally, which affects filing states on tax returns, for instance. SO, the question seems to be, are married gay people in such states filing as “married” on the federal returns but as “single” on their state returns? Won’t be a problem in TX or FL, where there is no state income tax, but elsewhere it should create a lot of headaches for accountants!
They said the prop 8 ruling does not apply to other states which is in line with the federalist tone of both rulings. They are only recognizing same sex marriage at the federal level for benefits and other civil-union type of contractual points.
So! They have to pay their accountants more. Ha! Ha!
Eliminate ALL taxes but sales.
It would free up a LOT of non-productive labor and eliminate class warfare.
Oh... wait...