will be part of the decision.
alabama representative barry
moore, no relation to the chief
judge.
and patricia todd
representative todd is the first
openly gay lawmaker in alabama
history.
representative moore, thank you
for joining us.
i'll start with you.
given what the district court
ruled yesterday, taking out any
ambiguity, to the extent there
was any, do you believe that
your state should follow what
the federal courts are telling
you to do?
>> well chris, i think the
issue at hand right now is
exactly -- as people and we
represent the people.
the fact that the judge has made
this ruling and overturned the
will of the people.
is a concern for us and i think
we'll have to look at some laws
possibly just to get the state
of alabama out of the marriage
business.
>> get the state of alabama out
of the marriage business.
representative todd, what does
that mean to you?
>> well i think a lot of people
who want to get married in the
next couple of months are not
going to be happy about...