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You vote for 2, you're voting for a a constitutional amendment that says you can't have a structure like 3. so what happens if both are adopted by voters? >> which is a possibility. >> it's a very real possibility because people don't read this going to check off the marijuana box. . so now what happens? i've been looking into how it's been handled in other states. i have seen a couple of instances where the initiative that got the most votes is the one that prevails if they are contradictory or the other alternative is the courts could throw out both results if there's an insistent si in the ...

There can be no growth without change. >> i support the federal marriage amendment. >> marriage is between one man and one woman. >> i believe in the traditional definition of marriage. >> i'm not for any special protection based on orientation. >> in my home state, i was the chief author of a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman. >> we prevent eed massachusetts from becoming the las vegas of gay marriage. >> that one might take a little reflection. moving on to step three, and it's a big one. apologize. yes, the two hardest works in the english language. i'...

Is talk ant six weeks to fund the government. >> you would think we were debating a constitutional amendment. it's six weeks. >> it's six weeks. >> that's how you get a 7% public approval rating and wonder who they are other than family and maybe staff. >> always nice to see you. >> you, too. >> you will join us when we go to 7:00. >> absolutely. yes, ma'am. >> straight ahead, if the government shuts down will you get your mail, social security check, paycheck? that's next. with less than two hours to go tell us what you think about the vicious budget battle and threat of government shutdown. ...

Itself is enough to change it. what i'm concerned about is the fact that elections for the presidency are essentially now run in 11 or 12 states. you know, states that are predominantly republican like alabama and states that are predominantly democratic like california basically don't get a presidential campaign. i think over time, it's eroding people's interest and stake in the election. i'm not sure that given the national nature of most of the issues being debated that we still need it. >> that's young state senator, barack obama making the critique that folks like myself have made. i want...

Can see that underlying that is money and politics. so no matter what your primary is, the underlying root cause comes down to money in politics. there are already thousands of groups within the occupy wall street movement who are organizing on a local level and building towards a national level to get money out of politics via a constitutional amendment. so a working group in new york just put this to the g.a. in new york city and passed this resolution, as you just mentioned. so now i'm out in l.a. talking to organizers hoping we can pass a similar solidarity resolution at the occupy l.a. ca...