<p>This is the Defense of Marriage Act:</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>This is the opposite of states’ rights. DOMA takes away the states rights, it doesn’t add them. If a state, say New York, decides to marry same-sex couples, the US still doesn’t recognize the marriage. If Ron Paul wanted to support states’ rights on marriage, he would support getting rid of DOMA and allowing each state to decide whether to marry same-sex couples, just as each state decides the minimum age for people to marry and whether there’s a waiting period.</p>