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On the law. >> and i also think we have to talk about the human element here. we have talked a lot about interracial marriage. it's striking when we talk about whether the country is there or not on interracial equality. we look at the time where the supreme court decided loving vs. virginia it, had 20% approval and 73 disapproval. that's dramatically different than where public opinion is now on gay marriage. >> i wouldn't say we're in a situation where we have an arc bending toward justice. we're on an acceleration curve toward justice. i'm not only an openly gay member of congress, i'm the ...

We're at the point where neither this case or if they do duck it and just uphold the law in california. allow california to go forward with same-sex marriage and not provide a greater ruling, the loving vs. virginia moment is coming. the other side is out of arguments. >> i want to follow on that if as jonathan suggests there is an off-ramp that the supreme court takes what does that do to momentum in terms of marriage equal fo equality? the gay rights community? is that seen as defeat, stoke the fire, what's your read? >> look, every delay, every day that couples are denied the freedom to mar...

You may argue that the legalization of gay marriage is relatively new. but the idea of two people wanting to join themselves in holy matrimony as is old as time. what you said is exactly right. and we should put aside the words gay marriage forever. we're not talking about gay marriage. we're talking about the freedom to marry. something the supreme court has recognized in at least 14 cases, as something very important and justice thurgood marshall said one? one of the cases, the case of loving vs. virginia about interracial marriage, the freedom to marry is important to all people. what gay p...

System's perception of fallout, that means they are not deciding those issues impartially based on the law. >> and i also think we have to talk about the human element here. we have talked a lot about interracial marriage. it's striking when we talk about whether the country is there or not on interracial equality. we look at the time where the supreme court decided loving vs. virginia it, had 20% approval and 73 disapproval. that's dramatically different than where public opinion is now on gay marriage. >> i wouldn't say we're in a situation where we have an arc bending toward justice. we're ...

Harmful to the institution of marriage or heterosexual couples which seems to be a losing prescription, is it not? >> i agree with evan and find the argument that this is about something new. this is not about something new. equal justice under law has been the founding principle of the united states for a long time, and the evolution of american law, because our constitution is a growing document, which everyone but justice scalia seems to get, though he was happy to find a new twist to the second amendment, cob tra addicting hundreds of years of juris prudence, we only involve in one directi...