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Nondefending original defendant saying tonight in a statement, this decision affirms the full legal protections and safeguards i believe everyone deserves. adding that today's decision is by no means california's first milestone, nor our last. on america's road to equality and freedom for all people. attorney general brown of california saying, judge walker came to the same conclusion i did when i declined to defend it: proposition 8 violates the equal protection guarantee of the 14th amendment of the united states constitution."victory for the defense team. they were likely to loose. they fil...

Declaring moral superiority is not enough when it discriminates unless the state has a legitimate interest. and this clearly on its face discriminates against sexual orientation. the only question before the supreme court will be is that rational? does either a state government or the voters of a state have the right under the constitution to do that, to make that kind of moral judgment? >> supreme court appellate attorney lisa blatt, thank you for your time and insight. it was truly insightful. for more on the political fallout of today's win, let's bring in joe solomon hayes. >> good eveni...

But most important is something i think that we've all known all along, he spoke to the fact that the denial of marriage equality to same-sex couples is not just unconstitutional, it is harmful to same-sex couples and their families and that to convey or to allow same-sex couples to enter into marriage does absolutely nothing, not one thing to impact anybody else's lives, particularly heterosexual people who are married. >> did judge walker reaffirm your assertion and the assertion of the hrc all this time that this is a civil rights issue? >> absolutely, his conclusion was historic and as lis...

The strength and the commitment that we have to raising our children. but most important is something i think that we've all known all along, he spoke to the fact that the denial of marriage equality to same-sex couples is not just unconstitutional, it is harmful to same-sex couples and their families and that to convey or to allow same-sex couples to enter into marriage does absolutely nothing, not one thing to impact anybody else's lives, particularly heterosexual people who are married. >> did judge walker reaffirm your assertion and the assertion of the hrc all this time that this is a sil...

Gender no longer forms an essential part of marriage. marriage under law is a union of equals. governor schwarzenegger, the nondefending original defendant saying tonight in a statement, this decision affirms the full legal protections and safeguards i believe everyone deserves. today's decision is by no means california's first milestone, nor our last, on america's road to equality and freedom for all people. attorney general brown of california saying, judge walker came to the same conclusion i did when i declined to defend it: proposition 8 violates the equal protection guarantee of the 14t...