No out-of-state gay marriages in Massachusetts

[Phlegm]

From Associated Press:

BOSTON - The state’s highest court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples from other states cannot legally marry in Massachusetts.

The Supreme Judicial Court, which three years ago made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage, ruled in a challenge to a 1913 state law that forbids non-residents from marrying in Massachusetts if their marriage would not be recognized in their home state.

“The laws of this commonwealth have not endowed non-residents with an unfettered right to marry,â€

[Harrison]

My state is cracked

[Spazz]

Why is that ?