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His son beau in may. his grieving process was significant and ultimately once he really started to contemplate a campaign in earnest, he felt as though it was just too late. and one interesting note that he pointed out is with his remaining time in office, he plans to fight to try to combat cancer. that is, of course, the disease that claimed his sons life. take a listen to a little more of what he had to say. >> i think we can really begin to nail down this commitment to work on cancer and head...

And i did not feel good. david -- we talked about it that night, and david was upset. and i was upset. thats not what we wanted. but i dont know what the answer is. >> to those who say she deserves an accomodation she can have your rights and she can have her beliefs and she deserves and accomodation what say you? >> well she still has the right to her religious beliefs just like we have the rights to our religious beliefs. its when you try to impose the beliefs on other people thats when theres...

And i was surprised. and i did not feel good. david -- we talked about it that night, and david was upset. and i was upset. thats not what we wanted. but i dont know what the answer is. >> to those who say she deserves an accomodation, she can have your rights and she can have her beliefs and she deserves and accomodation, what say you? >> well, she still has the right to her religious beliefs just like we have the rights to our religious beliefs. its when you try to impose the beliefs on other ...

And i was surprised. and i did not feel good. david -- we talked about it that night, and david was upset. and i was upset. thats not what we wanted. but i dont know what the answer is. >> to those who say she deserves an accomodation, she can have your rights and she can have her beliefs and she deserves and accomodation, what say you? >> well, she still has the right to her religious beliefs just like we have the rights to our religious beliefs. its when you try to impose the beliefs on other ...

Kim davis actions based on her faith that landed her in jail. you handle a lot of these cases. do you see a noticeably erosion of respect for people following their genuinely held religious beliefs in this country? >> i certainly do. especially in this case. i think it was very evident that there was a divide in the country and that divide may even get worse. and sometimes its gover political ideology rather than principle. and if youre in favor of the issue thats at hand that the religious conv...

That shows that americans believe that equality under the law should trump religious beliefs. but that comes down to the way the question is asked. theres a way for providing accomodation for religious objectors that still honors the law. people painted her as a monster. we heard somebody literally call her a monster. why dont you tell the audience what kim davis has been doing since shes been back to work and what she did with the protesters who were protesting her. >> well, when she was there ...

That shows that americans believe that equality under the law should trump religious beliefs. but that comes down to the way the question is asked. theres a way for providing accomodation for religious objectors that still honors the law. people painted her as a monster. we heard somebody literally call her a monster. why dont you tell the audience what kim davis has been doing since shes been back to work and what she did with the protesters who were protesting her. >> well, when she was there ...

Kim davis actions based on her faith that landed her in jail. you handle a lot of these cases. do you see a noticeably erosion of respect for people following their genuinely held religious beliefs in this country? >> i certainly do. especially in this case. i think it was very evident that there was a divide in the country and that divide may even get worse. and sometimes its governed by political ideology rather than principle. and if youre in favor of the issue thats at hand that the religiou...

Theyre issued not under the name or the authority of a particular clerk, but under the authority of the commonwealth of kentucky. if the licenses were changed to do that, she could process them, she could give them out, she could file them in records just like she does other documents that she does as part of her job. >> youre saying if her name is not on the licenses and if she has the promise that her name is not on the licenses, tomorrow she will administer the licenses? >> thats right. if he...

She cant have her name and title officially associateed with something that directly collides with her beliefs. the kentucky clerk association that represents all clerks in kentucky have asked for same kind of accomodation for all clerks not just kim davis. thats a reasonable request kim is asking. >> really quickly because were about out of time. do you think at the end of the day if not resolved in her favor, the message is if you adhere to your tradition and only believe in traditional marria...