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Senate. >> republicans dont like the plan. >> we will do our own bill through regular order. >> we need an american -- what the house republicans are doing is giving a republican solution. >> the supreme court declared the federal defensive marriage act unconstitutional. has decided that it cannot take up the challenge to californias proposition 8. >> they dragged we the people from behind the wheel of this repub lk and car jacked the nation. >> these decisions signal equality for so many of our...

Too, it is very avery difficult issue for republicans. so much of that party is captive to the tea party. and the tea party is not going to go along on immigration and theyre not going to go on gay rights. but it is so clear, especially even more so on gay rights where the rest of the country is heading. especially from a cultural standpoint. even though politics are taking a while to catch up, if you turn on tv and you watch tv, you can see where the country is going. the country accepts that t...

Courts decision on proposition 8 that paved the way for same-sex marriage. we have republican strategist susan and morris reid. thank you for being here. morris, same-sex marriage legal in california and again today the four plaintiffs in the landmark case getting married yesterday. on the flip side theres 35 states that have amendments or laws defining marriage between a man and woman. the fight goes back to the states. when you look at the states individually, which side is better equipped? >>...

Currently recognize their unions. and the court essentially legalized same-sex marriage in california by punting honest decision and restoring the original ruling of a trial judge that overturned proposition 8. on the other hand, there is disappointment and uncertainty for the future of democracy after the court gutted a signature piece of legislation that has secured the right to vote for millions of americans for nearly 50 years. the courts invalidation of section 4 of the voting rights act re...

Hairs layer continuing coverage now of breaking news this hour. a federal appeals court has cleared the way for same sex marriages to begin again in california. the court has lifted the four and a half year freeze. refused to reinstate proposition 8 the ballot initiative when which banned gay marriage in california. the supreme court allowed a lower courts ruling to stand which when it determined that prop 8 violated the civil rights of californians. adam housley will join us by phone adam, reac...

Is there language that republicans can come up with now, molly, that is similarly sort of speaking to the center of the country while not abandoning their beliefs? >> they need help. >> they need a smart consultant like maddy without putting a cowboy boot in their mouths. you notice that democrats want to talk about womens health, they want to talk about planned parenthood. they dont want to use the word abortion. when you have someone like rick perry turning this into a personal attack on woman...

Overcomes the purpose to injure those by the states marriage laws sought to protect personhood and dignity. on grounds that doma which passed bipartisan support should not be second guessed by the support. chief justice roberts went the other way on californias proposition 8 ban, kicking it back to the state, paving the way for same-sex marriage there to resume. its a thumbnail sketch of how they weighed the case. at the end of the day for people on both sides of the issue, its not just a consti...

The second ruling handed down was on proposition 8. they decided that the petitioners didnt have standing. your take on both of these, stir. >> not shocked with either one, actually. i think in the defense of marriage act case, important to realize what was at stake was just the one provision, which is if a state allows the same-sex marriage, same-sex couples to marry, they are to be given benefi benefits under federal benefits rules. a federalist argument, it should be up to the states in the f...

In overwhelming numbers. >> reporter: one of the lawyers who led the case at the supreme court says bring it on. >> in five years, our goal is to have marriage equality throughout the country. i think its achievable. >> reporter: support for same-sex marriage has grown over the years. 55% supported it. two years ago, 51%. four years ago, it was far less. theres still a long way to go. as of now, 12 states in the district of columbia voted to allow same-sex marriage. 36 states forbid it. californ...

Scalias defense, the first part, really says the court shouldnt have heard the case. the courts arent to be the final arbiters of these decisions. proposition 8 case is a punt. the court said there is no standing, so merit decision here, sent back down not to the court of appeals, but district court in the southern district of california, they would allow same-sex marriage to take place, maybe the state of california doesnt go broader than that. no holding there was a constitutional right to sam...