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Watch: California AG Kamala Harris Makes the Case for Marriage Equality in Under A Minute

Watch: California AG Kamala Harris Makes the Case for Marriage Equality in Under A Minute

As the Supreme Court today considers whether to invalidate California's Proposition 8, which revoked marriage equality in 2008, the state's Attorney General is clear about why she refused to defend the voter-approved initiative in court.

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As the Supreme Court today considers whether to invalidate California's Proposition 8, which revoked marriage equality in 2008, the state's Attorney General is clear about why she refused to defend the voter-approved initiative in court. 

"I am absolutely against a ban on same-sex marriages because they are simply unconstitutional," AG Kamala Harris told CNN's Candy Crowley on Sunday. But beyond a basic constitutional clarity, Harris says there's an even more important issue at hand: "We have 50,000 children in California right now," explains Harris, "who are asking: why can't my parents be married, too?"

Watch Harris make her case on CNN's State of the Union below, clipped from ThinkProgress LGBT.

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Sunnivie Brydum

<p>Sunnivie is an award-winning journalist and the managing editor at&nbsp;<em>The Advocate</em>. A proud spouse and puppy-parent, Sunnivie strives to queer up the world of reporting while covering the politics of equality daily.</p>

<p>Sunnivie is an award-winning journalist and the managing editor at&nbsp;<em>The Advocate</em>. A proud spouse and puppy-parent, Sunnivie strives to queer up the world of reporting while covering the politics of equality daily.</p>