5-4, the US Supreme Court will say marriage is now a federal responsibility. The states should immediately shut down their marriage offices and tell the feds, you want it, you got it.
Sounds good, until you get at the heart of the matter. Much of the legal issues surrounding marriage come around for the basis of divorce, the frequency of which has drastically increased. The federally sanctioned marriage is argued for as insurance against being widowed or divorced. That being said, it’s an extension of the welfare state. It would be better for any marriage in general, if people as a community could recognize who might need a little TLC because something went wrong.