Since the Obama administration and the federal government continue to support and uphold the discriminatory Federal Defense of Marriage Act, which narrowly defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman for purposes of all federal laws, and provides that states need not recognize a marriage from another state if it is between persons of the same sex, then perhaps it is time that all states refuse to honor any marriages performed outside of their own jurisdiction.
That is, why should Massachusetts honor all marriages performed in Florida when Florida refuses to honor all marriages performed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? Perhaps married couples who choose to relocate to another state should simply apply for and purchase another marriage license.
Reciprocity is not a one-way street, even though many people in our nation would like it to be. Indeed, let every state in the union discriminate equally!
Bryan D. Freehling Lahaska