DOMA and Prop 8. Both History.

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The mistake the federal or state governments made was creating law codes favoring marriage. Some of them discriminate as if spouses are all frail widowers, and other discriminate in that all child bearing exists within marriage.

This is what has always struck me about this whole argument. The wheels were set in motion with the very first law ever written based on marriage, whether it benefited or penalized. Most, if not all, arguments against same sex marriage I've heard seem to be based on religious beliefs, but this is a legal issue. Aren't we supposed to have separation of church and state? I have the answer. Return marriage to what it truly is, a religious institution. Throw out any law that references marital status. Throw out any lawsuit against any entity for refusing to perform a marriage ceremony or provide the venue and services. Problem solved, easy peasy .