california. residents voted 52-48 to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. the 9th court of appeals struck down proposition 8 on the basis it stripped individuals of rights previously granted when same-sex marriages were permitted in the state. opponents of same-sex marriage appealed the ruling to the supreme court which will now review the decision. the court will also take up the defensive marriage act case which challenges a section of the law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman for the purposes of receiving federal benefits. this mean the highest court now has the opportunity to rule on whether gay americans have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexual americans. the court s decision to hear these cases comes as a series of election victories for same-sex marriage. last month washington, maine, maryland became the first states to approve same-sex marriage ballot measures. they joined new york,
that lawrence turned over, or overturned. justice powell told his clerk that he had never met a gay person in his life. that clerk was gay but he didn t know it. but it shows how far the court has come. but the question is has it gone far enough? it could come down, e again, to justice kennedy. what will each side what legal arguments will be made? what will really stand out here that will catch the attention of the american people? what legal arguments will each side make? ed, is often the case, the initial arguments are not going to be the ones that citizens expect. this is an incredibly important series of cases. there were a number to choose from.
criminalize homosexuality. that s how recent that was. and we have seen an evolution of the court that s been a bit slower than society as a whole. remember in the earlier decision that lawrence turned over, or overturned. justice powell told his clerk that he had never met a gay person in his life. that clerk was gay but he didn t know it. but it shows how far the court has come. but the question is has it gone far enough? it could come down, e again, to justice kennedy. what will each side what legal arguments will be made? what will really stand out here that will catch the attention of the american people? what legal arguments will each side make? ed, is often the case, the initial arguments are not going to be the ones that citizens expect. this is an incredibly important series of cases. there were a number to choose from.
09. who is responsible for this turnaround? absolutely the president. and it would be a better turnaround if the republicans had allowed a bigger stimulus. we d have many more jobs. you d make the case we didn t spend enough on the economy? not only did we not spend enough, but we wasted 40% of it on tax cuts for small business, which is inherently savings and not stimulus. it was a real policy mistake. so considering where we are, and now 33 months of private sector job growth, is this historic? it s certainly we re going in the right direction, ed. we re not creating as many jobs as we need for the population growth, but it s astonishing we re recovering the way we are and if the republicans would stop creating the uncertainty, remember the uncertainty by not making a deal, we d see the numbers improving very dramatically. well, let me ask you in terms
and the defense of marriage act. proposition 8 is the 2008 ballot measure that made same-sex marriage illegal in the state of california. residents voted 52-48 to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. the 9th court of appeals struck down proposition 8 on the basis it stripped individuals of rights previously granted when same-sex marriages were permitted in the state. opponents of same-sex marriage appealed the ruling to the supreme court which will now review the decision. the court will also take up the defensive marriage act case which challenges a section of the law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman for the purposes of receiving federal benefits. this mean the highest court now has the opportunity to rule on whether gay americans have the same constitutional right to marry as hetero sexual americans. the court s decision to hear these cases comes as a series of election victories for same-sex