[TheRealThing]

As long as it is left up to the states I am cool with it. I feel like the states can better represent their people than the feds.

Well said. Today's ruling confirmed state sovereignty when it comes to the legality or lack there of, regarding same sex marriage. Twelve states do recognize same sex marriage and, it looks like today's ruling states that those twelve states cannot deny dependents of same sex couples the same benefits that dependents of hetero couples presently get.

In the Prop 8 ruling. The court found that those who got it put on the ballot didn't have legal standing to do it. Which, if I understand that correctly merely means they didn't actually have a dog in the fight. Critics say the SCOTUS punted, and ignored the will of the people who voted 60% in support of Prop 8. The will of the people in that vote has been nullified by the court.