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To: DMaA who wrote (13513)	10/23/2003 5:29:52 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793914

It is a principle of federalism that one state (State B) can refuse to honor a marriage contracted in another state (State A) if that marriage violates State B's fundamental laws, e.g., back in the days when the territory which became Utah allowed polygyny, other states were not obliged to recognize those marriages. Admittedly, it could get messy, but messiness is part and parcel of federalism. If you like things neat and clear-cut, you probably are not attracted to federalism.