The argument in AL is completely different.  There has been no talk of stopping marriage licenses being issued to heterosexual couples (although some counties have done so until this is "figured out").  The discussion here is around the fact that the AL state Constitution specifically defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, and no one can force the state to do anything otherwise, including the US Supreme Court.  The AL Supreme Court has essentially ruled that the US Supreme Court's ruling doesn't apply to them because nothing has been changed in the AL state Constitution.

This state is heading for another George Wallace "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door moment", only this time it's a stand again gay marriage instead of racial integration.  It's a shame that AL politicians do things like this. The state isn't really as backwards as people think (especially in the bigger cities - I'll give you the many small towns and such), but many people in politics hold these outdated notions based on biblical beliefs, and the public is at fault for voting them in.  But it's the liberal and apathetic people, who rarely choose to vote given that it is a red state, that really deserve the fault.  Around 20% of the AL population voted in 2006 voted for the "Sanctity of Marriage Act". It passed with >81%.  Almost 85% of voters identified as "Social Conservatives". If you don't stand up for your rights, no matter how pointless you think it is, they can and will be taken away.

Not just Alabama, an official in Mississippi suggested that they stop issuing marriage licenses to everyone, including straight people.

Just think, none of this would have happened if states hadn't moved to ban gay marriage in the first place.

That would be legal if the legislative did away with marriage license. In effect getting out of the marriage game, but in order to do that they would also have to in effect rewrite their tax codes and many others as well. What it would boil down to would be that they would have to null and void all marriages in the state from the states standpoint.

Just think, none of this would have happened if states hadn't moved to ban gay marriage in the first place.

It is great, however, waiting for all the repercussions to come to the surface. How will some of the states handle it. What loopholes will the states take to circumvent it. (Already some states have told their county clerks they don't have to go against their religious beliefs and can not issue licenses.

This.  http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/06/roy_moore_gay_marriage.html#incart_breaking

The AL Supreme Court is just crazy.  As if what they say trumps the US Supreme Court.