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Senate. >> republicans don't like the plan. >> we will do our own bill through regular order. >> we need an american -- what the house republicans are doing is giving a republican solution. >> the supreme court declared the federal defensive marriage act unconstitutional. has decided that it cannot take up the challenge to california's proposition 8. >> they dragged we the people from behind the wheel of this repub lk and car jacked the nation. >> these decisions signal equality for so many of our citizens. >> i think what you're going to see is this leads, as we are seeing, over the weekend i...

Too, it is very avery difficult issue for republicans. so much of that party is captive to the tea party. and the tea party is not going to go along on immigration and they're not going to go on gay rights. but it is so clear, especially even more so on gay rights where the rest of the country is heading. especially from a cultural standpoint. even though politics are taking a while to catch up, if you turn on tv and you watch tv, you can see where the country is going. the country accepts that there are americans who are gay and lesbian and they want to be treated fairly and that's all we've ...

Court's decision on proposition 8 that paved the way for same-sex marriage. we have republican strategist susan and morris reid. thank you for being here. morris, same-sex marriage legal in california and again today the four plaintiffs in the landmark case getting married yesterday. on the flip side there's 35 states that have amendments or laws defining marriage between a man and woman. the fight goes back to the states. when you look at the states individually, which side is better equipped? >> i think this is a state's right issue. the supreme court did the right

Currently recognize their unions. and the court essentially legalized same-sex marriage in california by punting honest decision and restoring the original ruling of a trial judge that overturned proposition 8. on the other hand, there is disappointment and uncertainty for the future of democracy after the court gutted a signature piece of legislation that has secured the right to vote for millions of americans for nearly 50 years. the court's invalidation of section 4 of the voting rights act removed the teeth from section 5, the provision that had required pre-clearance of voting changes in ...

Hairs layer continuing coverage now of breaking news this hour. a federal appeals court has cleared the way for same sex marriages to begin again in california. the court has lifted the four and a half year freeze. refused to reinstate proposition 8 the ballot initiative when which banned gay marriage in california. the supreme court allowed a lower court's ruling to stand which when it determined that prop 8 violated the civil rights of californians. adam housley will join us by phone adam, reaction tonight. >> harris, you mentioned that lower court. >> they got it back. the attorney general ...