bodecea,
Why do you think single taxpayer's pay higher taxes than married filing jointly?
Answer: Lower taxes are used to encourage reproduction and this applies to all benefits of being married. Once again, REPRODUCTION.
I could go further and say Homo marriage should open the door to lower taxes for single taxpayers or higher taxes for married couples, either way, we need equality for single taxpayers.
The contract of marriage is to provide stability for reproduction and a divorce settlement is similar. There would be no Homos if not for reproduction.
With the origin of marriage being religious and the Govt recognizes this religious ceremony in the form of Social Security spousal benefits, this goes against the Homo's claim of the first amendment establishes the separation of church and state.
The bottom line: The people of CA. VOTED to ban Gay marriage.