“couples rushed to tie the knot in four Michigan counties where clerks held special weekend hours to issue marriage licenses.”
This is exactly what they did in CA. Then it was the reason for the “equal protection ruling.” You see, since some people were already married, then they would be harmed by a ban on their marriage, as a result gay marriage must be legalized!
I would demand that those clerks show records of how many hetero marriage licenses were given on Saturday, how many business licenses were applied for, how many birth certificates were obtained, how many death certificates were sought, how many people asked for a concealed carry permit?
If they can’t, then it appears that they have violated the equal protection clause and should seriously consider stepping aside and letting someone else do the job.