Well, it's not all good news :-(

[fredv3b]

It is going to take a national amendment to the constitution just as all civil rights over here has taken to make change... Obama may get it done... maybe not in his first term but second... fingers crossed

Amending the US Constitution is, by design, a very tough and lengthy task. Pushing through and amendment would use up an awful lot of Presidential time and political capital. Many Americans would think that 'forcing the states to accept' gay marriage is not something the President should be doing, many more would think that he should be concentrating on other priorities. Bottom line he would lose a lot of support for such a move. If the president were to officially support such a move but not actively use his political capital to drive it through I don't see it going anywhere. Conclusion: I really don't think the Constitution will be amended any time soon in favour of gay marriage.

I think that gay marriage will be a state by state affair for the foreseeable future.