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realistically, the only thing that needs to be shown is that preventing them to be in an equal union is discrimination and that it is their right to do so. if thats shown, then its constitutionally protected, thereby allowing the federal government to 'force' the rest of the states to acknowledge that fact about the constitution.
in my view, DOMA is an unnecessary involvement in the issue to try and garner support from the christian right. really, if you want to take your opinion to the fullest, this law should be dropped as well. it was an intentional law to twist the laws so that the states would NOT have to obey the 'full faith and credit clause' which would force the states to accept civil unions or marriages of same sex couples.
so yeah, the federal government shouldnt barge in and force states to comply but it shouldnt barge in and allow them to escape complying with what the constitution states.