to politics where same-sex marriage supporters won two big victory. in delaware, the state house approved a bill to make same-sex marriage legal. it now comes onto the senate. in nevada, the state senate approved a repeal of a law defining marriage as between a man and a woman. during the discussion one of the lawmakers came out. i m 44 years old. i have a daughter. i m black. i m gay. i have dealt with a lot of what folks are talking about, and i know for some the first time hearing me say that i am a black gay male. west virginia passeded ed ed to make sure that kids who need it can get free breakfast and lunch. ray canterbury said it would be a good idea if perhaps we had the kids work for their lunches. trash to be taken out. lawns to be mode. make them earn it.
for legalization of same-sex marriage. carl cameron reported early, $42 million spent last year in support of same-sex marriage. only $11 million spent in opposition and in the course of the last election cycle, four more states voted to make same-sex marriage legal. how strong is the tide in favor of same-sex marriage. it s been fairly strong in the last few years. i think people analyze these things but what strikes me the opponents of same-sex marriage is desperate to have the court decide it, the media declare it over and desperate to have the issue ruled out of debate. you are crazy if this is happening the next five to ten years. they are so desperate to close down the debate. chris: chief justice roberts asked the question during the hearing yesterday, if it is moving that much in the
no word on a date. massachusetts is one of six states, plus washington, d.c., where same-sex marriage is legal. this year, that number could increase to as many as ten while north carolina and minnesota are considering banning same-sex marriage. in a moment, we re going to talk live with washington s governor. she is one of the or she is a governor who is considering making same-sex marriage legal. but maryland governor martin o malley introduced same-sex marriage this week providing religious protection for institutions not endorsing and earlier, i asked him if he thought this was a model that could work nationally. we ve drawn from those other states that have found a way to protect religious freedom and also the rights of individuals equally under the law and so i m hopeful, optimistic and confident that while the ledge
ex-speedence? governor romney when was governor of massachusetts was faced with a supreme court decision that said that traditional marriage was unconstitutional. in the court decision the court said that they did not have the poured concreter to change the law in massachusetts and rule same-sex marriage legal. why? because in the massachusetts constitution it states specifically that only the governor and the legislature can change marriage laws. governor romney, the court then gave the legislature a certain amount of time to change the law. they did not. so governor romney was faced with a choice. go along with the court or go along with the constitution and the statute. he chose the court. and ordered people to issue gay marriage licenses and went beyond that. he personally as governor issued gay marriage licenses. i don t think that is an accurate representation of his position of saying tolerance versus substantively changing the laws. i have had a strong consistent
principle and not political ex-speedence? governor romney when was governor of massachusetts was faced with a supreme court decision that said that traditional marriage was unconstitutional. in the court decision the court said that they did not have the poured concreter to change the law in massachusetts and rule same-sex marriage legal. why? because in the massachusetts constitution it states specifically that only the governor and the legislature can change marriage laws. governor romney, the court then gave the legislature a certain amount of time to change the law. they did not. so governor romney was faced with a choice. go along with the court or go along with the constitution and the statute. he chose the court. and ordered people to issue gay marriage licenses and went beyond that. he personally as governor issued gay marriage licenses. i don t think that is an accurate representation of his position of saying tolerance versus substantively changing the laws. i have had a st