Defense of marriage act is unconstitutional

[TaraJo]

The Prop 8 ruling is a good bonus for me, but it doesn't seem to be nearly as wide a ruling as the DOMA ruling was. It really opens the door for further court actions later on down the road.

For example, about a year ago, I went to school with a guy who was here in the US because his partner had his job transfered to Houston. Thing was, since they were a same sex couple and DOMA was in effect, he couldn't come over as a spouse and had to get in on a student VISA which, in turn, caused there to be all kinds of rules and regulations about what he could and couldn't do (he couldn't get a job, for example). But he lived in Texas, a state that doesn't have same sex marriage. If, before they moved from Canada, they had gotten married, would they still qualify for federal benefits or would they not qualify becase they're in a state that doesn't recognize same sex marriage? Or, for that matter, what would happen to a couple that gets married in a state that allows their marriage and then they move to another state that doesn't?

Striking down DOMA is really going to be damaging to the foundation of the ban on same sex marriage. The wins for GLBT people will pick up quickly.

Now I just can't wait to see the whining the fundies do. It's going to be a little hypocritical to hear the "I hate government regulations" crowd start whining that they want more government regulation of marriage.