Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100807:13:26:00
And that is separate-equal. we know from various rulings separate is not equal. we also know the 14th amendments of the constitution guarantee the equal protection under the law. proposition 8, frankly, denies, tries to say, separate is equal, and it denies equal protection under the law. i think that's where a lot of people sort of, again, regardless how you may feel about gay marriage, i think there's a lot of people who are very uncomfortable with the idea of using the constitution to take away rights, rather than to expand rights. and the example i gave earlier in the week is, if you think...