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Accomplish. but there are thousand zs of people who are out here. this place has become a touch touchstone here for what needs to be done not only to direct injustices in the south, but really around the country today. this is going to set a mark. this will be the beginning of this or at least a starting point. >> yes, i think so. this flag has promoted a culture of low expectations a culture of i cant be all i want the to be. quite often you hear south k-- now this provides encouragement and se...

>> we already saw this. >> let me make this point. >> i have to get this out because im going to be attacked. they are going to say im comparing gays to nazis. its an individual liberty question all right? i believe that a baker and a candlestick maker, if they have sincere beliefs that the nazi party does not have to do business with them. now, on the other hand the argument is the baker is a devout christian, jew or muslim and doesnt condone gay marriage and doesnt want to do business with the...

>> im not comparing. >> we already saw this. >> let me make this point. >> i have to get this out because im going to be attacked. they are going to say im comparing gays to nazis. its an individual liberty question all right? i believe that a baker and a candlestick maker, if they have sincere beliefs that the nazi party does not have to do business with them. now, on the other hand the argument is the baker is a devout christian, jew or muslim and doesnt condone gay marriage and doesnt want to...

Determining how gay a person is or how white they are? thats the precedent that was set in the hobby lobby case and thats what youre going to see going forward. >> i disagree a little bit. if youre going to use a religious exemption, you have to show that youre a devout religious person. but you are waffling on me. >> i am not. >> its about individual liberty right now. >> i am not waffling on you. >> you dont want the baker to have the individual liberty to say no to the gay marriage but on the...

>> do you remember the birth control mechanism? sdple aactually did not agree with you on that issue. youre talking about people based on gender and nobody is forcing catholic for example. >> i dont think thats going to happen. but i do think that the church facilities are going to be scrutinized by the aclu and others and if they get out of line they are going to file a lawsuit. now, the baker and candlestick maker and what is it -- >> the butcher. >> the butcher and candlestick maker. >> and t...

>> do you remember the birth control mechanism? sdple aactually did not agree with you on that issue. youre talking about people based on gender and nobody is forcing catholic for example. >> i dont think thats going to happen. but i do think that the church facilities are going to be scrutinized by the aclu and others and if they get out of line they are going to file a lawsuit. now, the baker and candlestick maker and what is it -- >> the butcher. >> the butcher and candlestick maker. >> and t...

Freedom for. they are against it. i think they want to get to a point where we no longer have first amendment religious freedom rights. for example, you heard during the court case the solicitor general was asked, if they ruled the way they did, would this impact for example, the tax exempt status for institutions within a religious affiliation. he said it might. >> you have dormitories for married people and theres a gay married couple attending college and you say its against our religion and ...

Freedom for. they are against it. i think they want to get to a point where we no longer have first amendment religious freedom rights. for example, you heard during the court case the solicitor general was asked, if they ruled the way they did, would this impact for example, the tax exempt status for institutions within a religious affiliation. he said it might. >> you have dormitories for married people and theres a gay married couple attending college and you say its against our religion and ...

Hes going to do straight marriages -- >> no. answer my question. nazi party comes in and they want the baker to bake them a bunch of cakes and he says get the hell out of here. >> im not -- >> wait a minute. they come in they are known national socialists they want a i can ka. the baker says no my belief system says you people are wrong. im not baking you a cake. do they have to bake them a cake? >> nazis are not a protected class. >> they are not a protected class now. >> they are not. >> so th...

$23,660 per year for their 40- hour work week are not eligible for overtime pay. under the new labor department rule, that salary cap would be raised to $50,440 per year. thats the first overhaul of the overtime rules since 1975. richard trumka is president of the a.f.l.-c.i.o. >> when you put more money in the pockets of workers businesses get new customers. and when they get new customers, theres new demand, and that demand creates jobs and thats what this is likely to do. >> we know it costs ...