Well this is only as issue that is cared about at all because of the Left's continuing insistence on using the Courts to do for them what is rejected by the proper legislative and popular authorities in most areas. The fact that the Left can't tolerate a situation where their views are only law in the relatively few places where they can be enacted democratically is the root of the problem here.
That Spears and Lopez make a mockery of marriage does not in anyway justify the actions of these judges.
People should vote with their feet. If a homosexual does not like that most people in most states choose not to recognize their relationships, then they should move to a state that does. A handful has or will voluntarily choose to do so. California already had domestic partnership laws, and they would only have been strengthened over the yrs just up to the point where it was gay marriage w/o the word 'marriage.' The same would be true for several other states, especially across the Northeast. The rest of the states who would not recognize any gay unions no matter what euphemism for gay marriage is used should not have policy dictated to them by a few judges.
Just more judicial fascism and of course their cheerleaders here at FR.
The act of this judge shows the need to outlaw domestic partner/civil unions equally with homosexual marriage.
It is worth noting that ALL marriage amendments and the proposed federal marriage amendments are positive. They say what marriage IS. The do not limit any rights any more than the voting age law limits the rights of voters.