I read that states can't be forced to honor same-sex unions.
edit: here it is:
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Californians passed Proposition 22 in 2000 by a margin of 61% to 39% to provide that "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
As a legal matter, Congress has anticipated the Massachusetts aberration. In 1996, President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA. It defines marriage, for purposes of federal law, as the union of a man and a woman and affirms that no state is required to recognize a same-sex marriage contracted in another state.
On its face, DOMA seems constitutionally well drafted, capable of preventing the Massachusetts mistake from spreading nationwide. Congress has express authority under the U.S. Constitution to enact laws concerning the "effect" of out-of-state rulings. It is also well-settled law that although recognition is generally given to out-of-state marriages, they need not be recognized if they violate a strong public policy of the receiving state.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...es-oped-manual
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Last edited by smooth; 11-19-2003 at 11:39 PM..
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