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Supporters of proposition 8 is. all you are interested in is the label and you are insisting on changing the definition. >> the question, what other limits may be put on people who might marry. >> if you are over the age of 55 you don't help us serve in regulating procreation through marriage. why is that different? >> your honor, even with respect to couples over the age of 55, it is very rare that both parties to the couple are infertile. >> no really. because if a couple -- i can just assure you if the woman or the man are over 55, there not a lot of children coming out of that marriage. >>...

Denying homosexuals benefits? >> your honor, i cannot. i do not have anything to offer you. >> i'm curious, when did -- when did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage? >> the label marriage means something, even -- >> sir, if you tell a child that somebody has to be their friend. you can force the child to say this is my friend, but it changes the definition of what it means to be a friend. and that it seems to me what supporters of proposition 8 are saying. all you're interested in is the label and you insist on changing the definition of the label. >> traditi...

People that want to see a change in gun laws have to recognize we're at the beginning of the process, not the end of the process. these things take many years. as long as there's intensity on the other side we'll eventually get these laws passed. >> go ahead, ken. >> i think this speaks to what julian mentioned before, redistricting. creating these really safe, really monochromatic districts wherein, you know, there are some districts that have extreme intensity in favor of gun rights and would likely recoil at any lawmaker, whether it's a representative or a senator supporting even some of th...

I suppose you can force the child to say this is my friend, but it changes the definition of what it means to be a friend. and that's it seems to me what supporters of proposition 8 are saying here. all you're interested is the label and you insist on changing the definition of the label. >> it's like saying you can vote, you can travel, but you cannot be a citizen. there are certain labels in this country that are critical. you could have said in the loving case, you can't get married, but you can have an interracial union. everyone would know that was wrong. >> john roberts and ted olson arg...

1868 when the 14th amendment was adopted? >> may i ans this in the form of a rhetorical question? when did it become unconstitutional to prohibit interracial marriages? >> so it's just about the label in this case. >> the label is -- >> same-sex couples have every right but it's just about the label. >> the label marriage means something even to -- >> sure. if you tell a child somebody has to be their friend, i suppose you can force the child to say, this is my friend, but it changes the definition of what it means to be a friend. and that, it seems to me what supporters of proposition 8 are s...