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Ocelot II

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5. The Tenth Amendment says no.

Reply to Shellback Squid (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 08:09 PM

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"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

Marriage is primarily a state-level legal issue, not a federal one. State laws establish licensing requirements, age, etc., and regulate divorce, but they cannot violate the Constitution, which is why the Supreme Court struck down state bans on interracial marriage and guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage nationally.

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Could trump make a Federal change in minimum age, for work and for marriage? [View all] Shellback Squid Thursday OP

Or change the age of consent after the fact? dem4decades Thursday #1

Those matters are governed by state law. Ocelot II Thursday #2

and a Federal law could not supersede them? Shellback Squid Thursday #3

No Boo1 Thursday #4

The Tenth Amendment says no. Ocelot II Thursday #5

I thought I'd ask our scholars before using Ai, I don't fully trust it yet Shellback Squid Thursday #6