"That there is a significance to the passage of time and no more time should pass on this issue."
"The reality is 61 percent of Californians are in favor of same-sex marriage."
"What we should be doing is reading the Constitution, which says that marriage and describes marriage as a fundamental right, deserving of the highest levels of protection."
"The time is now to be true to the Constitution and to treat equally situated people as equals."
"It is about establishing what the court has established 14 times since the 1800s. Marriage is a fundamental right."
"We have the president of the United States weighing in on this. We have over 100 Republican leaders weighing in on this in favor of same-sex marriage."
"Instead of reading the polls what we should be doing is reading the Constitution, which says that marriage and describes marriage as a fundamental right, deserving of the highest levels of protection."
"The bottom line here is that like 'Loving versus Virginia,' a case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1967. We don't want to have to wait until everyone catches up, everyone catche..."
"The majority of Americans, the majority of Californians, if I can speak for California, the majority of Catholics in this country, support same-sex marriage."
"This year, I'm pleased to say the legislature has taken this on, and they're helping us with our continuing advocacy for more resources."
"We should be able to deal with our backlog, which is about 20,000 individuals, by the end of this calendar year, and going forward deal with the 3,000 that come on the books every year."
"And who can -- any of us who are a believer in the Second Amendment but also a believer in public safety and intelligence-based policing have to agree that when someone has been by a court prohibited ..."