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Nondefending original defendant saying tonight in a statement, this decision affirms the full legal protections and safeguards i believe everyone deserves. adding that todays decision is by no means californias first milestone, nor our last. on americas road to equality and freedom for all people. attorney general brown of california saying, judge walker came to the same conclusion i did when i declined to defend it: proposition 8 violates the equal protection guarantee of the 14th amendment of ...

Declaring moral superiority is not enough when it discriminates unless the state has a legitimate interest. and this clearly on its face discriminates against sexual orientation. the only question before the supreme court will be is that rational? does either a state government or the voters of a state have the right under the constitution to do that, to make that kind of moral judgment? >> supreme court appellate attorney lisa blatt, thank you for your time and insight. it was truly insightful....

But most important is something i think that weve all known all along, he spoke to the fact that the denial of marriage equality to same-sex couples is not just unconstitutional, it is harmful to same-sex couples and their families and that to convey or to allow same-sex couples to enter into marriage does absolutely nothing, not one thing to impact anybody elses lives, particularly heterosexual people who are married. >> did judge walker reaffirm your assertion and the assertion of the hrc all ...

The strength and the commitment that we have to raising our children. but most important is something i think that weve all known all along, he spoke to the fact that the denial of marriage equality to same-sex couples is not just unconstitutional, it is harmful to same-sex couples and their families and that to convey or to allow same-sex couples to enter into marriage does absolutely nothing, not one thing to impact anybody elses lives, particularly heterosexual people who are married. >> did ...

Gender no longer forms an essential part of marriage. marriage under law is a union of equals. governor schwarzenegger, the nondefending original defendant saying tonight in a statement, this decision affirms the full legal protections and safeguards i believe everyone deserves. todays decision is by no means californias first milestone, nor our last, on americas road to equality and freedom for all people. attorney general brown of california saying, judge walker came to the same conclusion i d...

Was saying was that just declaring moral superiority is not enough when it discriminates unless the state has a legitimate interest. and this clearly on its face discriminates against sexual orientation. the only question before the supreme court will be is that rational? does either a state government or the voters of a state have the right under the constitution to do that, to make that kind of moral judgment? >> supreme court appellate attorney lisa blatt, thank you for your time and insight....

At the top of the hour. jerry brown and governor schwarzenegger refused to support proposition 8 in court. that left it to the group that put prop 8 on the ballot to step in. the defense team called only two witnesses claiming that supreme court precedent was on their side. arguing that redefining marriage would weaken it and that traditional marriage, they said, was best for raising children. we know now how that worked out for them. judge walker saying that evidence from the trial showed that ...

Support proposition 8 in court. that left it to the group that put prop 8 on the ballot to step in. the defense team called only two witnesses claiming that supreme court precedent was on their side. arguing that redefining marriage would weaken it and that traditional marriage, they said, was best for raising children. we know now how that worked out for them. judge walker saying that evidence from the trial showed that same-sex parents and opposite-sex parents are equal quality and that propos...