Married men will always be eligible for the Melchite priesthood, within the boundaries of the Melchite church. What is happening in America is a special permission has been granted to grant Melkite eparchs authority within the boundaries of another bishop’s diocese. Multiple bishops with jurisdiction over one place, allowing Christians to potentially choose which bishops’ discipline he will accept would be very contrary to the ancient Fathers’ way of doing things.
Instead, for the unusual circumstance of the need to preserve the traditions and cultures of a misplaced people, the Patriarch of Rome has extended an invitation to other Patriarchs to have jurisdiction over their own people, even when those people live outside of their jurisdiction. But, as such, it would be highly inappropriate for those Eastern Patriarchs to undermine the discipline of the Roman Patriarch is his jurisdiction; they serve their at the Roman Patriarch’s invitation, just like the Franciscans serve in Jerusalem at the invitation of the Eastern Patriarch (I think that of Damascus?)
My temptation is to say, “Ooh, cool! I can be a priest!” But as a Latin attending Melkite masses, I do not want to be one of those test cases that pushes the boundaries of the amicable relationship between Melkite and Latin.