Marriage is a religious institution. Therefore any regulation, privilege or penalty mandated by any branch of the U.S. Government regarding marriage is a violation of the First Amendment.
Any private industry that bestows privileges or penalties on a person because of marital status should be required by law to disclose such treatment to their customers.
Since marriage is a religious institution, any government mandating treatment of its citizens differently because of marital status can only be referred to as a theocracy and not a democracy.
