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If politicians insist that marriage is a "state right", then they have to get rid of DOMA (the Defense Of Marriage Act), which interferes with the states' ability to regulate marriage.
And the state of Massachusetts thinks so too. They've filed a lawsuit against the federal government challenging DOMA, saying that DOMA defines marriage in such a way that it prevents Massachusetts from being allowed to treat gay marriage equally to straight marriage if they want to. If gay marriage is a "state right", and this state wants to say gays have the right to marry, DOMA won't let them. It's a lot like Sarah Palin saying "my daughter made her own choice to keep her baby, but no one else gets to choose what to do if they get pregnant because I said so!"
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/08/massachusetts.marriage.lawsuit/
Good luck Massachuesetts!
And the state of Massachusetts thinks so too. They've filed a lawsuit against the federal government challenging DOMA, saying that DOMA defines marriage in such a way that it prevents Massachusetts from being allowed to treat gay marriage equally to straight marriage if they want to. If gay marriage is a "state right", and this state wants to say gays have the right to marry, DOMA won't let them. It's a lot like Sarah Palin saying "my daughter made her own choice to keep her baby, but no one else gets to choose what to do if they get pregnant because I said so!"
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/08/massachusetts.marriage.lawsuit/
Good luck Massachuesetts!
