Federal Appeals Court Declares “Defense of Marriage Act” Unconstitutional
concluding paragraph--
Our straightforward legal analysis sidesteps the fair
point that same-sex marriage is unknown to history and
tradition. But law (federal or state) is not concerned with
holy matrimony. Government deals with marriage
as a civil status--however fundamental--and New York has elected to
extend that status to same-sex couples. A state may enforce
and dissolve a couple’s marriage, but it cannot sanctify or
bless it. For that, the pair must go next door.
http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights/federal-appeals-court-declares-defense-marriage-act-unconstitutional
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