I already asked you, how does the federal government not have to make a decision of defining legal marriage, that time has never existed in America.
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Fundamentally, the issue comes down to taxes.
No it doesn't, federal legislation regarding marriage by the founding fathers and Continental Congress and the early congresses and administrations was not about taxes, that probably didn't show up until the 20th century, and it doesn't have anything to do with your gay marriage.