Although Florida's adoption law had contained a preference for married couples, the state repealed that provision in 2003.

Many states repealed their anti-sodomy laws in the late 60's and early 70's.

In 1976, the state repealed its ban on newspapers' covering sodomy trials.

In 1999, it points out, the state repealed the city's commuter tax, which raised about $500 million a year.

Other states and territories repealed their laws between 1976 and 1990.

But that would not mean that states could not repeal their laws.

The Mayor argued that under state law, the state cannot repeal the commuter tax without the city's permission.

And the state repealed its law enforcing Prohibition in 1929.

And you can't establish that by saying that the states have repealed their homosexual laws.

Of course, the state could have repealed the sales tax for a longer period, one that might have yielded more insight.