Wow, wow, wow! Changes following DOMA ruling will encompass benefits, taxes, insurance, SS . . .

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3. sucks if you ever have to move, thereafter, to a state with a ban

. . . unless there can be some Executive order protecting benefits and such and forcing those states to recognize them.

Just like DOMA failed on every angle of logic, these recalcitrant states have very little left to cover their discrimination. I'd expect more suits claiming personal injury from those bans based on this ruling; especially if the administration refuses to make a distinction between 'civil unions' and state-recognized marriages.

Of course, I'm still reading and listening intently to the opinions on the opinions to gauge where the center of the political and legal fight gravitates to next . . .