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Obviously, i dont like obama care, but hes right when he says this is a state issue. >> tom? >> i thought rick santorum was at his most effective when he pinned governor romney in the debate in florida. right? mandated health care. isnt that going to be an issue for the governor going forward because that one he couldnt wiggle out of? in fact, that is objectively a major part of the health care plan that he passed in massachusetts. >> i think its been considered and done. this has been raised fo...

Victory speech intruded on the last segment of our show where i planned to interview chris perry and sandy steer one of the two couples who filed the historic case that overturned californias proposition 8 yesterday, the law that bans same-sex marriage in california. tonight, we have more good news on the marriage equality front, just three hours ago, the washington state legislature approved a marriage equality bill making it the seventh state to move in to the 21st century. washington governor...

And sandy steer one of the two couples who filed the historic case that overturned californias proposition 8 yesterday, the law that bans same-sex marriage in california. tonight, we have more good news on the marriage equality front, just three hours ago, the washington state legislature approved a marriage equality bill making it the seventh state to move in to the 21st century. washington governor chris gregory plan -- chris greg wa plans to sign the bill in to law next week. heres the interv...

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Theyre trying to start families, some of them. your position on same-sex adoption. obviously you are in favor of traditional families. but are you going to tell someone they belong in -- as a ward of the state or in foster care rather than have two parents who want them? >> well, this isnt a federal issue. its a state issue, number one. the states can make that determination in new hampshire. my feeling is this is an issue that should be -- i believe the issue of marriage itself is a federal iss...

>> well, this isnt a federal issue. its a state issue, number one. the states can make that determination in new hampshire. my feeling is this is an issue that should be -- i believe the issue of marriage itself is a federal issue. that we cant have different laws with respect to marriage. we have to have one law. marriage is, as newt said, a foundation of our country and we have to a singular law with respect to that. we cant have somebody married in one state and not married in another. once w...

I think they should be part of civil unions, as well. and states ought to be able to talk about this. i think its absolutely appropriate. >> id like to go to senator santorum with a similar topic. were in a state where it is legal for same-sex couples to marry. 1,800 couples have married since it became law here in new hampshire. theyre trying to start families, some of them. your position on same-sex adoption. obviously you are in favor of traditional families. but are you going to tell someone...

Foundational institution of our country and we have to have a singular law with respect to that. we cant have somebody married in one state and not married in another. once we -- if we were successful in establishing that, then this issue becomes moot. if we dont have a federal law, im certainly not going to have a federal law that bans adoption for gay couples when there are only gay couples in certain states. so this is a state issue, not a federal issue. >> let me ask you to follow up on that...

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