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>> how about a mixed-race couple? >> i'm from mixed-race parents. >> so should it be part of our anti-discrimination laws? >> there are anti-discrimination laws. >> are you for them? >> yes, of course. but i don't want to discriminate against religious people either. why should they not have a day in court even if their views are repulsive to most americans. >> here's why. the law is not narrowly tailored to meet a compelling state interest and that's what it has to meet in order for -- >> my parents came to this country in -- >> even though i respect -- here's jeb bush, one of the best of the...

African-american? >> i'm latina. race has an entirely different place -- >> how about a mixed-race couple? >> i'm from mixed-race parents. >> so should it be part of our anti-discrimination laws? >> there are anti-discrimination laws. >> are you for them? >> yes, of course. but i don't want to discriminate against religious people either. why should they not have a day in court even if their views are repulsive to most americans. >> here's why. the law is not narrowly tailored to meet a compelling state interest and that's what it has to meet in order for -- >> my parents came to this country ...

Saying-if you think that religious institutions religious -- when there's no compelling state interest in something like a wedding where they don't approve of it. i think there's a closer call as long as there's a religion attempt to ball lnls the books here. >> this law goes far beyond that and there was a gentleman on today who owns a restaurant in indiana who says yeah i'm going to use that law so i don't have to serve gay people. >> that person is misinterpreting the law. it has been litigated in many states. you're inventing type threat kls. >> i'm using the language in the law. >> no you...

Together. >> the legal opinion, you're wrong on that. >>, no i'm not. >> person includes corporations. the supreme court looked at the statute and they said that there was a compelling state interest to give away, to make this company buy these abortive fashions. but at the same time, it was wrong that they couldn't impose their will on the owners of this company. and so 5-4 they decided and said, yeah, religion does count. >> would it count in general motors? >> it doesn't in this case. >> you're saying the statute says that. does that apply to general motors? >> they didn't ask that. >> i'm ...

And then the moral. >> they still have to go together. >> the legal opinion, you're wrong on that. >>, no i'm not. >> person includes corporations. the supreme court looked at the statute and they said that there was a compelling state interest to give away, to make this company buy these abortive fashions. but at the same time, it was wrong that they couldn't impose their will on the owners of this company. and so 5-4 they decided and said, yeah, relgion does count. >> would it count in general motors? >> it doesn't in this case. >> you're saying the statute says that. does that apply to gene...