they have given credit to the electoral commission that it has , buta very commendable job it seems they are going to contest. has been invited to the international criminal court. how's that likely to affect international relations. >> it will affect international because it will be very difficult for them to run while going to in the criminal court. >> thanks very much. germany's pro-business free democratic party is holding conventions in berlin. to halty is struggling its plummeting support ahead of parliamentary elections had of september. at the policy level, that are set to endorse a gay marriage and discuss passing a minimum wage. i am join now from the conference by my colleague. isls indicate that russler one of germany's most unpopular politicians. what will this election mean for him personally? >> he is one of germany's least popular politicians. the picture in his own party is still somewhat mixed. today, the vote where he is certain to be reelected as party leader marks the end of a bit of a roller coaster ride when he plummeted right to the bottom of popularity even withi

pulpit, buta bully no legal role. the issue on violence -- and i ,m a father of three children so this is something that we discussed when it comes to and what is the appropriate thing for children to be watching -- from a constitutional perspective, violence is a sticky issue. what is violence? is a hockey game violence? is the evening news violent? the answer could be yes to all of those. there is a first amendment issue there in terms of what the government can do. the fcc has no statute to regular katte violence. , orover cable, satellite the internet. it is an ongoing issue. it is important to senator rockefeller and to me as a parent, but the fcc has no legal authority. >> what if it did? >> that is a big hypothetical. we would need some direction from congress. i have no idea what that would be. >> you mentioned in decency. indecency stance stand in the wake of a decision that was made last summer? they made it more difficult him as i recall how for the fcc to proceed in these areas. >> the water is murky. ther

statutes that created domestic partnerships that provide all of the legal rights to same-sex did, butasge they could not call themselves married. the reaction was fairly prompt. the case was filed in federal court after an unsuccessful case in state court, challenging the constitutionality this time under the federal constitution of the ban on same-sex marriages. the governor of california, and the attorney general, who were the main defendants, declined to enact a statute. and as a result, the proponents of proposition 8 came in and defend the case and the merits, including a trial, before judge walker in the northern district of california. after the trial, judge walker ruled on both due process at an equal protection grounds that unconstitutional. an appeal was taken by the proponents and the governor and attorney general did not appeal. that cause some difficulties. in the ninth circuit, questions were raised as to whether the court had jurisdiction, as to whether there were -- they were the proper party before the court. and it was referred to the california supreme court, which ru