Three out of the four judges that ruled against discrimination and ruled in favor of same-sex marriage are Republicans. They are not the "far left political office holders" as one commenter above described. As far as the law is concerned, personal feelings aside, the is no justifiable reason for the State to not allow same sex couples from marrying. There is no evidence whatsoever that same-sex marriage has any negative effects on society at all. Comparing this to polygamy is silly and doesn't logically follow from this ruling.

Furthermore, civil rights should never be granted in a popularity contest. Women were granted the right to vote by the courts. Interracial couples were allowed to marry due to the courts. Schools were desegregated because of the courts. I can't think of any major civil rights movement that was decided by a popularity contest. Why is this true? Because minority populations would never get equal protection from injustices if it were up to a popularity contest.

No one is forcing churches to perform these marriage ceremonies. This case shows that liberty for all continues to march forward.