disneydude
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Re: DOMA unconstitutional. 5-4 decision.
That remains to be seen. But the majority of the court recognized a 5th Amendment due process right for gays. This pretty much indicates that a state is not free to discriminate....although there was no definitive ruling on that.
Only the part of DOMA that requires the federal government to treat same-sex marriages different from any other marriage is struck down. States are still not required to honor marriage from any other state and they are still not required to change the definition of marriage to include any two people of any sex.
It was the right decision. If a state like Connecticut agrees that two homosexuals can be a married couple and allow such marriages, the federal government really must treat that marriage the same as any other marriage in that state.
That remains to be seen. But the majority of the court recognized a 5th Amendment due process right for gays. This pretty much indicates that a state is not free to discriminate....although there was no definitive ruling on that.