here. it is truly exciting as of midnight there will be two more states that let gay people get married, we will still have a patchwork system in this country where rights are not dolled out equally, but then again, 13 states, that s all we had when we, the united states first became a country. can you do a lot with just 13 states. joining us now is pennsylvania state representative brian simms. representative simms asked to speak on the pennsylvania house floor about the defense of marriage act the day the supreme court shut down the law. republican lawmakers shut down simms attempt to speak on the floor that day. it s good to have you here tonight. hi, melissa, thanks for having me on. talk to me about this boundary pushing going on in pennsylvania. so that folks at home can really understand it. what does it mean to have a governor saying don t do this, and someone else issuing the licenses?
midnight there will be two more states that let gay people get married, we will still have a patchwork system in this country where rights are not dolled out equally, but then again, 13 states, that s all we had when we, the united states first became a country. can you do a lot with just 13 states. joining us now is pennsylvania state representative brian simms. representative simms asked to speak on the pennsylvania house floor about the defense of marriage act the day the supreme court shut down the law. republican lawmakers shut down simms attempt to speak on the floor that day. it s good to have you here tonight. hi, melissa, thanks for having me on. talk to me about this boundary pushing going on in pennsylvania. so that folks at home can really understand it. what does it mean to have a governor saying don t do this, and someone else issuing the licenses? it took you a little while to do the intro, to explain all that s happening in pennsylvania.
marriage act the day the supreme court shut down the law. republican lawmakers shut down simms attempt to speak on the floor that day. it s good to have you here tonight. hi, melissa, thanks for having me on. talk to me about this boundary pushing going on in pennsylvania. so that folks at home can really understand it. what does it mean to have a governor saying don t do this, and someone else issuing the licenses? it took you a little while to do the intro, to explain all that s happening in pennsylvania. i think that s the best place to
laws. seriously, no law broken. they were arrested and charged under a law that was found to be unconstitutional by the supreme court over a decade ago. the sheriff says he will expunge the men s records and waive the fee to do so. councilmembers said they would take a look at such a proposal. but there are already laws in place to protect gay people. you mean like the 10-year-old supreme court rule something that doesn t seem like enough here. it is truly exciting as of midnight there will be two more states that let gay people get married, we will still have a patchwork system in this country where rights are not dolled out equally, but then again, 13 states, that s all we had when we, the united states first became a country. can you do a lot with just 13 states. joining us now is pennsylvania state representative brian simms. representative simms asked to speak on the pennsylvania house floor about the defense of