Politics & Government

LIVE LOCAL REACTION: Supreme Court KOs DOMA

People in Powder Springs, Marietta and elsewhere are reacting to the Supreme Court decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8. See what they're saying in real time on Twitter.

With the announcement on Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage act unconstitutional, locals in Marietta, Powder Springs and Cobb County have flocked to Twitter share reactions on the landmark ruling.

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The 5-4 decision will mean the federal government must recognize gay marriages in the 12 states in the U.S. that have legalized these unions.

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See what locals have said about the decision in the Twitter stream shown here.

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