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The Defense of Marriage Act ensures that homo marriages in Vermont don't have to be recognized by Alabama.

Until the 9th Circus oveturns DOMA on the Full Faith and Credit Clause... They are already planning this attack. DOMA has not been challenged because you first have to have gays with a marriage that is legally recognized in one state in order to sue for recognition in another state. Do you really trust the courts to uphold DOMA? The same courts that gave us Roe v. Wade, Lawrence v. Texas and upheld campaign finance reform? You have a lot more faith in them than I do.

ambrose said: "The Defense of Marriage Act ensures that homo marriages in Vermont don't have to be recognized by Alabama.

CA Conservative replied: Until the 9th Circus oveturns DOMA on the Full Faith and Credit Clause...

The scotus, in Loughran v. Loughran, said that FCC didn't apply if the state explicitly prohibited the marriage through statute... so the FCC shouldn't be at issue for all these states who have done so.
What is likely is that the fed and each state's DOMAs will be overturned on the basis of equal protection or privacy (I agree that it's wrong, but that's the most likely scenario.)

CA Conservative also said: They are already planning this attack. DOMA has not been challenged because you first have to have gays with a marriage that is legally recognized in one state in order to sue for recognition in another state.

Exactly...

and... "Do you really trust the courts to uphold DOMA? The same courts that gave us Roe v. Wade, Lawrence v. Texas and upheld campaign finance reform? You have a lot more faith in them than I do."

Well said...