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DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional - Do You Agree?

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. 

What does that mean to you? If you live in a state that has approved same-sex marriage, the federal government must recognize that. Before today, same-sex couples married in a state that recognized same-sex marriage were barred from receiving the same federal benefits other married couples receive, according to Huffington Post.

Justice Anthony Kennedy stated that DOMA violated the Fifth Amendment, according to the Huffington Post. 

"The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the state, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity," Kennedy said, according to Reuters.

The Court was strongly divided on the issue, as the measure passed with a 5-4 vote. Much of the nation is divided as well.

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