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The Supreme Court made clear earlier this year that it considers gay marriage a States' Rights issue. Otherwise it would have ruled on Proposition 8.
No it didn't. It ruled that the plaintiffs in Prop 8 didn't have standing to sue. If the court determines the plaintiffs have no standing to sue, then the court is duty bound not to hear the case and consider the merits.
Utah has some beautiful country to it, and it will be great to see equal marriage rights in such a great state with beauty and the wonderful people who live there.
This is where the patchwork of same-sex marriage laws and rulings is going to get messy. What if the state appeals the ruling to the SCOTUS? SCOTUS decided that those wishing to overturn the California decision did not have standing to appeal in court. But if Utah appeals, it would actually be the State of Utah. You cannot say they do not have standing.
Please let's not equate someone from Utah with being Mormon, nor someone who is Mormon as being anti-gay marriage. Many Mormons feel legal gay marriage is fine though they may disapprove of religious gay marriage; some even have no problem with the latter.
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