Shelia Robertson and Andrea Altmayer, who are among the plaintiffs in Idaho’s same-sex marriage case, were first in line at the Ada County Courthouse this morning to get a marriage license when the emergency order – requested by Gov. Butch Otter and issued by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy – came through halting such marriages in Idaho temporarily. “We were standing there when he handed the order to our attorney,” Robertson said, wiping away tears. “I don’t understand – I just want my life. I just want to marry the person of my dreams. I feel like a pawn in a game to be honest, and I don’t get it – it’s my life, really. Come on. It’s not going to hurt anyone.”

She and Altmayer, along with 4-year-old son Bridger, commiserated with friends and wondered what’s next. “It’s just so disappointing,” Altmayer said. “Especially given what the Supreme Court did two days ago,” Robertson said. Said Altmayer, “They reject five states, but put a stay on us.”