On the recordFebruary 11, 2004
The penalty of not doing it. Where is the morality of perpetuating discrimination. Where is the fundamental decency to extend the same privileges and rights the rest of us are afforded.
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Newsom discusses the moral implications of not extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.
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