The Utah state officials have been complying up to this point, hoping for the appeals process to eventually overturn this foolish decision and order.
Unfortunately, Obama would have legal authority and precedent on his side (something he doesn't always have) if he were to send in the Army, based on the court-ordered school desegregation cases in the South during the 1950s and 1960s. (Whether or not the Army would cooperate is another matter.) The Utah AG is undoubtedly aware of this and is trying to avoid a physical confrontation.
I doubt physical confrontation will work here to make the state of Utah un-suspend marriage licenses. It’s not the same as escorting students to integrate the classroom. What’s the Army going to do? Point their firearms at the Utah clerks and demand they issue marriages licenses? If Obama was foolish enough to try take such action, it would be Duck Dynasty backlash times ten.
I don’t think that would end well for us.
It’s very upsetting to have faggotry shoved down the throat of a conservative state by a federal court (state court doing also would have been unacceptable). I wouldn’t mind seeing peaceful mass noncompliance with this or any other judicial fiat. But only a few people would have the balls to go through with it and they would suffer for it.
I have zero optimism on this issue. We need a time machine to go back and push for a con amendment in the mid 90s instead of DOMA.