RE: In the meantime what do you think Trump and Cruz can do. And will those actions help them in the GOP AND in the general election?
There is a simple solution to this problem and it is in the constitution.
LET THE STATES DECIDE WHAT MARRIAGE LAWS THEY WANT.
North Carolina already has an opt out law for government officials who cannot in good conscience, honor what they consider a sham marriage.
So far, 5% of the officials have taken advantage of it.
Any President worth his salt can DEMAND that Congress pass a law similar to North Carolina and apply it FEDERALLY.
And any Congress worth its salt ( not sure about the current one ), will pass this law.
Okay, as far as letting the states decide, SCOTUS has overruled the states. So the remedy to that is to execute one of the checks on judicial power. Impeachment, removal of authority, etc.
NC opt out law probably hasn’t yet been tested with a federal challenge. Unless it provides a remedy such as an alternative process or person whereby SCOTUS’s abominated ruling can be satisfied, it too will be overruled by federal courts.
But a Federal version of that NC law is certainly worth trying.