No, I don’t believe they can. There is a federal statute that requires states to recognize certain things that other states do, and I believe this falls under that category.
I would be happy to be wrong here, but I don’t believe I am.
Well, computers.
PC and laptop.
Oh, darn plural marriages are taboo.
You are wrong. The Defense of Marriage Act passed back during the Clinton years states:
1. No state need treat a relationship between persons of the same sex as a marriage, even if the relationship is considered a marriage in another state.
2. The Federal Government may not treat same-sex relationships as marriages for any purpose, even if recognized as such by one of the states.