Personally, i think a man and a woman should be allowed to get married. But no same-sex couples. They should have a term, doens't matter what you call it, whereas same sex couples can enjoy the benefits and penalties of being "married" as far as the law goes....but i think a marriage is a man-woman thing and should remain that way.
But Massacusetts has decided otherwise...which is their right to do. If they want to allow the citizens of that state the ability...fine. I dont live there i dont hafta deal with it. Or do I ? I think this can bring up some serious issues. Mainly, the "full faith and credit" line in Article IV of the consitution of the United States.
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Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
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So if a couple gets married in Massachusets, they move to California, and now we have a legal same-sex marriage. We might not allow it to happen here, but we have to honor it if they get married elsewhere. This could be a serious problem. One court in Mass. can now make the other 49 states accept gay marriages, though they dont legally allow it to happen in their own state. Maybe i am way off base and dont understand the intent of that law, but i think there could be a serious Constitutional issue here that, maybe, should be addressed at the US Supreme Court level.