I thought the whole point of the Supreme’s decision was that states should make their own laws, rendering DOMA unconstitutional. Well, Californians have made their own decision, but that doesn’t count?
The argument the gay marriage supporters were making was that it’s not allowed to take away marriage once it was already granted, and the circuit court agreed with this. That’s why it applied to California only and not every state. However, it’s still a devastating blow to traditional marriage supporters. Why? It means every gain the gay marriage supporters make is permanent, whereas every gain we make is (at best) temporary.