What we're trying to do is uphold the oath of office that I accepted, to bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the state of California and the United States.

The bottom line is, if you know something is wrong, you can either sit back and wait... or we can do the right thing, stand on principle and say, we don't accept discrimination.

The equal protection clause does not allow me to discriminate.

If you know something is wrong, you can either sit back and wait and talk about the way the world should be... Or we can do the right thing, stand on principle and say, we don't accept discrimination.

The bottom line is, what we're trying to do is uphold the oath of office that I accepted, to bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the state of California and the United States.

I would argue any objective analysis. And I challenge people, and I mean this, to read their Constitution.

The same people that probably will argue against blacks marrying whites in the late '40s here in California.

I don't accept it is against state law. I read the constitution in the state of California and just literally, a few weeks ago, I took the oath of office, and no where does it direct me to discriminate against people just because of their…

Find out why he's challenging state law by issuing same-sex marriage licenses.

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.

I haven't had a chance to talk to him directly. Look, good people are going to feel strongly in opposition of what we're trying to do. I certainly respect that. I just don't share that.