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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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Official ELI5 Thread: DOMA and Gay Marriage in the United States

The US Supreme Court is currently reviewing the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act which defines the federal view of marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman.

Here is the place where you can discuss the history of the issue in the US (and the rest of the world), explain how this fits into the framework of the Constitution, describe the judicial procedures, etc.

This is a sensitive subject for many, so be sure to remain respectful!
gpt
Can someone ELI5 how it could be decided that equal rights to marriage could be decided to be unconstitutional? Especially in terms of the 14th amendment's Equal Protection Clause:
>All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.