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Agreement. we know there are further steps were going to take, were so happy we have the legal team we do. and were very confident that very soon we will be able to be married and happily put that together. >> i have to jump in. because we have to talk about this as part of the conversation. look, you look back to 2008 on the ballot, prop 8, 52% of californians voted in favor of prop 8. i want to get reaction to some sound. i interviewed a man with the alliance defense fund, senior legal council...

Responses. what do you say to those people? >> well, well at the end of the day, you know, in america, were about democracy. and we applaud that process. and we wouldnt want that process to change at all. but when someone goes into a voting booth and votes to take away the rights of a minority, that cant happenth and thats why the courts are there. thats why we have a constitution. thats why judge walker did what he did yesterday. is because at the end of the day, we cant allow the majority to v...

Its been less than 24 hours since a federal judge ruled californias ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. now meet two of the key figures in that fight. jeff cerillo and his partner, paul katami were plaintiffs in californias voter-approved ban known as prop 8 the they were good enough to join us from los angeles. and paul and jeff were aided in their effort to bring this case to light by the american foundation for equal rights. gentlemen, thank you for sharing your story with me this m...

Amazing foundation on our side. at the end of the day, we just want to get married and we want our legal rights just like every other american. >> and for both of you, youve been together for nine years, you thought about having a civil union performed. but it felt perhaps short of feeling officially official and getting married. but you cant quite run out and get married just yet. whats your plan? >> well, you know, like jeff said, this is the long haul. we want there to be a finality to our ma...

Same rights as other people, simply because we were gay. and being gay doesnt make us less american. it doesnt make us less patriotic. and it doesnt make us less than in the eyes of our government. our government is there to protect us, and it should protect those rights that are innately ours, based on the constitution. those marriage rights are our fundamental rights and thats what were fighting for. >> jeff and paul, its nice to hear from both sides, yours included. gentlemen, thank you and g...