State governments deciding is what led to federal Supreme Court action. The states-as-testing-grounds concept has always felt pretty reasonable. Some will make

State governments deciding is what led to federal Supreme Court action. The states-as-testing-grounds concept has always felt pretty reasonable. Some will make objectively bad choices, but the right choices will eventually will themselves out. The folks fighting for gay rights had to go state-to-state because there was no traction in federal legislature to get changes made.