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Right may not be the smart move, even in this years republican primaries. also on a couple of important states, florida, and yes, nevada the tea partiers may be headed toward divide the this defendant this november. if democrats can beat tea party republicans in those two big states, they can hold the senate. and another day, another republican wants to look at the changing of the 14th amendment and revoking birth right citizenship. is this nativism a smart direction for the republicans to be ...

Senate. and another day, another republican wants to look at the changing of the 14th amendment and revoking birth right citizenship is this nativism a smart direction for the republicans to be taking? well ask the "hardball" strategists. finally, amber alert. whats wrong with this picture? well, it looks harmless enough, a handsome candidate, son of former vice president dan quayle with his children, or is it? check out the sideshow. we start with the ruling on proposition 8 in california...

Insurer on healthcare, and withstand the ten eth amendment. so look, im sure it will be overturned, "a" because of what was said earlier, a judge is not the one who rules on high, what is irrational prejudice and what is rational social policy. it has been the policy, civilized states for thousands of years to have a man and a woman. so it will be overruled on two counts. if he wants to give us the tenth amendment, ill take it. >> chris: two more issues i want to get into quickly with regard to ...

What was said earlier, a judge is not the one who rules on high, what is irrational prejudice and what is rational social policy. it has been the policy, civilized states for thousands of years to have a man and a woman. so it will be overruled on two counts. if he wants to give us the tenth amendment, ill take it. >> chris: two more issues i want to get into quickly with regard to this. one is meanwhile, while this is going on in massachusetts, federal judge in california, bill, is considering ...

Work out. but i guarantee you, it would be a huge story if after all this the government decides never mine were not going sue. i think you can bank on the fact that they will sue. >> now they heard it from hillary clinton and pete williams. >> anybody who counts. >> one interesting thing in arizona, the attorney general in arizona is on record saying he does not support this law and yet, if the federal department of justice sues arizona, it would fall to the attorney general to defend the law. ...

Everyone. you spoke to them recently why they decided to join forces. i want people to listen. >> if anybody had said to me nine years ago i would be about to be interviewing the two men who fought each other tooth and nail in bush versus gore on the same side of a constitutional fight, i would have said are you crazy? >> actually, david and i talked about this in 2000, as we were getting ready to argue in the supreme court, someday we would like to be on the same side in the united states supre...

In the next few days, its only going to get worse for the rest of the month. some people are saying the presidents response is too little too late. other people like michael told me when he felt the president was here, he was very sincere and knowledgeable about the issues, asked the right questions and basically, bottom line for michael and some of the other residents and small business owners here in pensacola beach, is basically that while the speech was important in the oval office, the foll...

Gore. despite their political differences, theyre teaming up to take on prop 8 and today, both sides gave their closing arguments in this historic legal fight. anita vogel works our west coast bureau and is live outside the courthouse tonight in san francisco. what happened? >> hey, there were some very powerful legal arguments in the courtroom today over what has become a very controversial issue here in california. now, the plaintiffs, as you mentioned include a lesbian couple and a gay couple...

>> what do we want! >> reporter: but gays and lesbians lost the right to marry in california. >> we were trying to figure out what to do next. and then we thought about the idea of a possible legal challenge to proposition 8. and serendipitously, a friend of my wifes came by the table. >> reporter: the friend suggested they would find an ally in her former brother-in-law, who turned out to be ted olson, a towering figure in the conservative legal movement. so that stub stunned you, right? >> yes...

Like to be on the same side in the united states supreme court. and we said someday, someones going to come to us who will want to get married and theyll be gay. >> reporter: it would take nearly a decade for that to actually happen. olson was recruited by a group of hollywood activists who wanted to challenge proposition 8. the controversial 2008 ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in california. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for being here. >> reporter: he said, yes, which w...