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		American Political Science Association
		Political Research Online
		All Academic Inc.

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Same-Sex Marriage and Federalism Steve Sanders _________________________________ To stay experimentation in things social and economic is a grave responsibility. Denial of the right to experiment may be fraught with serious consequences to the nation. It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous state may if its citizens choose serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.1 This essay explores some initial
of marriage validation would safeguard the ability of each state to govern and protect its own citizens as well as to carry out responsibilities that fall within the sphere of its sovereignty. We must in the interests of both federalism and individual liberty neutralize the threat that other states acting alone or with the help of an overreaching federal government (think: DOMA) will undo the difficult and delicate work being done in those states (Massachusetts for marriage Vermont and