Same sex marriage states rites and the twists and terms leading to that case. We are glad you found us at our new time. Its inside story. Alabamas chief justice warned sunday night that magistrates across the state from not to licence or officiate at samesex ceremonies. The Supreme Court denied a writ, letting the earlier federal Court Decision stand so the idos wrong out, and others followed the orders which said in part meanwhile, the potential of a National Ruling looges. Looms. In his dissent Justice Clarence thomas registered misgivings, writing in the states that recently and only reluctantly began to marry same sex couples, you can see a replay of 150yearold argument. When can a state make its open rules, and when must it gave way to federal authority. In the case of alabama, theres a big constitutional matter involved. Well look at that later. But its also a human story. The pastor joins me from birmingham officiating at several samesex unions. Welcome to the programme. Thank y
Same sex marriage states rites and the twists and terms leading to that case. We are glad you found us at our new time. Its inside story. Alabamas chief justice warned sunday night that magistrates across the state from not to licence or officiate at samesex ceremonies. The Supreme Court denied a writ, letting the earlier federal Court Decision stand so the idos wrong out, and others followed the orders which said in part meanwhile, the potential of a National Ruling looges. Looms. In his dissent Justice Clarence thomas registered misgivings, writing in the states that recently and only reluctantly began to marry same sex couples, you can see a replay of 150yearold argument. When can a state make its open rules, and when must it gave way to federal authority. In the case of alabama, theres a big constitutional matter involved. Well look at that later. But its also a human story. The pastor joins me from birmingham officiating at several samesex unions. Welcome to the programme. Thank y
Letting marriages take place for now. The court will take up the issue in this term. Same sex marriage states rites and the twists and terms leading to that case. We are glad you found us at our new time. Its inside story. Alabamas chief justice warned sunday night that magistrates across the state from not to licence or officiate at samesex ceremonies. The Supreme Court denied a writ letting the earlier federal Court Decision stand so the idos wrong out, and others followed the orders which said in part meanwhile, the potential of a National Ruling looges. Looms. In his dissent Justice Clarence thomas registered misgivings, writing in the states that recently and only reluctantly began to marry same sex couples, you can see a replay of 150yearold argument. When can a state make its open rules, and when must it gave way to federal authority. In the case of alabama, theres a big constitutional matter involved. Well look at that later. But its also a human story. The pastor joins me from
Ed would really love to encourage those businesses to stay in l. A. And also in San Bernadino in that area would benefit from new manufacturing jobs. So each of these six states the way theyve been drawn really does have its own personality. And i think by getting closer to those states were all going to be better off. With that, im sure you have some questions and love to open it up. Thank you very much. [applause] friends, feel free to sit down. We can relax. I rather face the music. All right. So thank you to tim draper, author of the six californias initiative. You will be asking me questions. Happy to sit down. We do have the map that six californias has proposed. There are are the six states. And so let me just start with a question. I know we have many others. And i have some rooting questions. So are you serious or being provocative or do you really want this to happen . No, this is an opportunity. Im looking at it as a very important opportunity. We have been weve been living
Most striking thing to me when i talk, sit in rooms in lebanon or turkey or jordan and talk to refugees, sit in Community Centers and meet, you know, ive got in my mind 35 women who are in one of our health centers, they will tell you unbelievable stories of horror and loss. And the only time they will smile is when you ask them do you ever think youll go back . And extraordinarily strikingly, their face changes s and they say, yes. And thats someone who 30 seconds before was talking about her house being bombed and her husband being lost and her son being lost. But that, none of them expect to go back anytime soon. I think thats the other side of the coin. And i dont its a very technologicallyenabled and connected population. Theyre reading the ruins in the same way that we are. They see the news reports. They know that president assad is not going to be toppled tomorrow. They can see the war lengthening. They go backwards and forwards, by the way, a point that hasnt come up very much