union between a man and a woman. mr. clinton writes, "the justices must decide whether it is consistent with the principles of a nation that honors freedom, equality, and justice above all and is, therefore, constitutional. as the president who signed the act into law, i have come to believe that doma is contrary to those principles and, in fact, incompatible with our constitution." joining me now to talk about this, cnn contributor, maria cardona, and amy holmes, the anchor of "real news" on "the blaze." amy, you first. did clinton's op ed surprise you at all? >> it didn't surprise me that president clinton is a supporter of gay marriage. in fact, in 1996, a lot of observers thought that his defense of, you know, "traditional marriage" was entirely political, particularly given his own flexible interpretation of the institution in his own personal life. i think what is surprising and important is that a former president of the united states published this op-ed. i think it has real political

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