Good points. I wish we had a viable candidate in the POTUS campaign right now who would say "This is not something the federal government should be involved with" about many issues.
Unfortunately, we don't. The problem is, Leftists in Congress and activists on the benches make these things federal issues, and we need to counter them.
When the people of a state vote for something directly, and that is counteracted by the margin of a single judge, that's a problem. That judge is not protecting anyone's rights - state-issued marriage licenses are NOT a right. So now we have a minority imposing its will on a majority.
http://walrus.blogtownhall.com/2008/06/03/activists_next_st ep_marriage_equality_-_again.thtml