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Week because i was off on vacation. he has some thoughts on the illegal alien ruling and the mosque controversy. before we get to that i want to explain to the audience once again that this ruling overturning the vote in california on gay marriage the people obviously in california dont want it, proposition 8. we want to read that before we comment on it because, you know, we just dont want to off the top of oyou are ohead. so we will have it for you tomorrow. does that sound fair, miller? >> ye...

Question of same-sex relationships. it is, in truth, neither. it is solely a question of love. >> finally tonight as promised a special comment on the passage of proposition 8 in california. which reskrinded the right of same-sex couples to marry and tilted the balance on this issue from coast-to-coast. some parameters as prefaced. this isnt about yelling and isnt about politics and isnt just about prop 8 and i dont have a personal vemtd in this. im not gay. i have to strain to think of one memb...

Every time this is brought up -- and it really has been brought up every two years for about ten years, every election cycle. and no matter what the outcome is, there is always this negative backlash, and me personally, im always waiting for the other shoe to drop. and in fact, it already has. we already got some messaging from a group in pennsylvania thats already planning to -- whatever, you know, travel up and down the east coast to spread their -- you know, their words of hate. so thats the ...

Now. andrew, walk us through what happens now. a lot of folks not only in california but all over the country want to know, will people, gay and lesbians be able to start getting married in california once again tomorrow? >> it certainly looks thoo way, wolf. at the end of the order judge walker says because the merits are so clearly in favor of doing away with proposition 8, the enforcement of it is enjoined. and that means that the supporters of proposition 8, charles cooper, the attorney and ...

Essentially defined marriage as between a man and a woman and today we get this first time, a federal court interpreting the federal constitution says, no, due process rights are violated, equal protection rights are violated by proposition 8. depending how it goes on appeal will determine the scope of the effect across the country. >> an historic, landmark decision right now. stand by, andrew. chad griffin, one of the plaintiffs in this case, who helped bring together ted olsen and david boise ...

To address some of those tactics. and show that really what prop 8 was about was creating a second class sitship for gay people and thats not right. >> tony, the opposition says 7 million people in california, 7 million citizens, voters, voted for proposition 8, which was against gay marriage, so why go against the wishes of the voters? >> if you look at current polling, actually, now a few polls have been released showing that more than half of california voters would not have voted yes on prop...

Lets get back to the breaking news out of california. cnn has learned that a federal judge has overturned the ban on same sex marriage in california. it was part of proposition 8 that had been approved by the voters in california banning same sex marriage but now a federal district court judge has ruled that that ban is unconstitutional. cnns dan simon is outside the courthouse in california with more on the details. walk us through what we know, dan, right now. >> reporter: what we know is that...

Outside the courthouse where all of this has unfolded. youve had a chance, dan, to go through this document that the judge released saying you know what? proposition 8 is unconstitutional in california meaning that the ban on same sex marriages has been lifted although the judge issued a stay meaning theyyre not going to allowed to get married until they have more legal proceedings. proposition 8 is dead. go ahead and tell us what else youre finding. >> reporter: well, id like to read this one s...

During an election year? just to have -- just to have same-sex marriage on the minds of voters? what could this mean? >> well, you know, its interesting, tj, because i would say that gay marriage was a real wedge issue. dividing political parties a long time ago, dividing conservatives, dividing liberals. and i would have to say that we have come a long way from that. if you look at the two folks who are the lawyers in this case against proposition 8, you have got ted olson, who is iconic in the...

At legal zoom well help you incorporate your business, file a patent, make a will and more. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. couple of other stories were following. joe johns joins us with another "360" bulletin. highly anticipated ruling on the right of same-sex couples to marry in california. a san francisco federal judge will decide whether proposition 8, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, violates gays and lesbians rights under the constitution. a...