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Now. there are a number of democrats, people on the left, organizations who are not happy with those religious protections and so what were saying is log cabin republicans is if you support religious liberty, you need to support this version of the employment nondiscrimination act because it protects the liberties. if the democrats pass this bill as they would like to, they would run roughshod over the religious liberties. >> you believe -- take for instance, the proposed toomey -- the portman a...

Had a child who was diabetic. so the personal experience -- >> it does fare and inform. ill put you on the spot like i put gregory on the spot, do you think in this congress that enda is going to end up passing? >> i think it is a long shot. but talking about the personal experiences, what i think youre going to see is lgbt advocates taking this back to the home states of those lawmakers who dont yet support it and trying to personalize it. bringing out someone who served openly in the military ...

To mind to legislation like enda? >> well, you know, first, a couple of things come to mind regarding the marriage issue. you say the numbers are low for republican support for civil marriage for same sex couples, the numbers are growing. the fact is also that there is considerably more support for civil marriage for same sex couples among republican millennials. there is definitely a generation gap there. also, i will say that my discussions, whether it is about civil marriage for committed sam...

And orrin hatch is a prominent mormon and the mormon religion is not apparently not as aggressive against this as they were against gay rights in california pretty recently. i think religious organizations are, if not becoming actively for enda, you know, theyre neutral. i think the pieces are in place. i look at this, in my lifetime, this seems to have happened with the speed of light, i recognize that people who are, you know, directly and intimately associated with this issue feel like it has...

Religious organization that would be applicable to the employment nondiscrimination act. we have 50 years of case law that backs up the religious exemptions. there is precedent there. if we passed toomty amendment, it would have created actually more of a gray area, would have actually created more litigation. for that reason, we were not supporters. >> jonathan capehart. you mentioned republican millennials a second ago. and it made me think of the gop autopsy that we were talking about in the ...

Increase frivolous litigation and cost american jobs, especially small business jobs. their autopsy report after last years elections, republicans specifically cited gay rights as a gateway issue. before theyll even consider listening to the rest of the gops message, the young voters will first want to know that the party is okay with equal rights for gays. unless something unexpected happens in the house, that wont be happening anytime soon. talk about the future of enda, i want to bring in ele...

Floor, allowed the members to vote their conscience. >> i appreciate -- i appreciate the point there, but so on this question of enda, though, if youre saying there has been movements since the 2012 election, do you expect in this congress that the house of representatives, the republican house will take up and pass enda and would you consider it a failure in proof that they did not learn from the autopsy if they dont? >> well, number one, you know, i think that the violence against women act an...

Federal law banning workplace discrimination, but what do you think what would it take, what do you think it will take to get the republican house to act on this and for that matter it get the 11 other conservative democrats on board. >> it is going to happen. but the current congress doesnt run out of time at the end of this year. it has another year. it seems to me you have primaries in the early next year and into the spring. after those primary challenges are over and republicans are no long...

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