California AG Harris: Gay marriage is a 'fundamental right'

Source: Sacramento Bee

California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Sunday that two gay marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this week were about a "fundamental right" in the U.S. Constitution.

... "This is a matter of equal protection under the law," Harris said on CNN. "Same-sex couples should be afforded equal status under the law."

... "We have 50,000 children in California right now who are asking, 'why can't my parents be married, too?'" Harris said.

Harris also weighed in on two other issues under debate nationwide and in California, gun control and immigration.

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