Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy View Post
This has to be a federal issue because of mobility. If a gay couple gets married in Massachusetts and they decide to move to GA, are they no longer married? When the Constitution was written, mobility wasnt much of an issue as most people lived their entire lives in a pretty small area. That isnt the case today so the US needs 1 set of laws to cover this.
Not at all.
Marriage licenses in the United States fall under the jurisdiction of the state in which the ceremony is performed; however, the marriage is generally recognized across the country through the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the US Constitution. The Full Faith and Credit Clause is the familiar name used to refer to Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, which addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state." In some instances, as is the case with same-sex marriages, other states may not recognize a marriage license from another state. The state in which they are married holds the record of that marriage. This has been going on a long time and you are suggesting that the federal government remove the rights of the states and place them in the hands of the federal government. That's typically a bad idea for most issues, and directly tells the majority of the people in this state that their beliefs are worthless.



Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy View Post
You are correct and I agree. How binding is that though? I understand that the way the ruling is written has a lot to do with this, but if the SCOTUS rules that DOMA and Prop 8 are unconstitutional do all of the other states' anti gay marriage laws fall also or do they need to be challenged independently? Could GA be forced to recognize gay marriages even though they do not issue marriage licenses?
Do you think that the Federal Government should have the power to nullify a state constitution? If so, why even have a state government. Just place every aspect of government under the federal government.