in a tearful speech, lynne osterman implored minnesota lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage. >> i cast a politically expedient vote in favor of doma, and i have regretted that ever since. it was not my conscience or dad is acompass my retired presbyterian minister. in fact, he served the congregation reverend chavis now serves. i heard lots of bible based service over the years and never once did i hear that someone else is love was somehow lesser than the love between my parents and now 55 years. my husband of almost 26 years

in a tearful speech, lynne osterman implored minnesota lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage. >> iast a politically expedient vote in favor of doma, and i have regretted that ever since. it was not my conscience or dad is acompass my retired presbyterian minister. in fact, he served the congregation reverend chavis now serves. i heard lots of bible based service over the years and never once did i hear that someone else is love was somehow lesser than the love between my parents and now 55 years. my husband of almost 26 years and i have established and demonstrated our decision making parties with our two children, stressing people are more important. nothing in my life says it is ok to treat people differently than how i would want to be treated -- fairly, respectivelrespectfu, equally. whether you believe in big government or small, and you believe in fair < respectful, eco? is it ever occur to say, well, except for those people? i feel like i'm at the oscars. i see the red sign. [laughter] allakers before us, you, over this nation in fact have had conversations about fairness an

it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >>> joining me now, lynne osterman, minnesota republican.ght. >> thanks for having me, lawrence, i have looked forward to it. >> your situation fascinates me. i worked in the senate and saw people in these situations. i know it's difficult. when you made the choice to cast that vote in 2004 and you say now that you knew it was the wrong vote then, what did it feel like? what was the story you told yourself about why you were casting the vote that way? >> it took me three tries to be elected to the minnesota legislature, '90, 2000, 2002. my philosophy was i can't swing at any pitches if i'm not in the game. i believed there were other votes prior to that one and afterwards that i would want to be able to contribute by being there. i guess i told myself that if my endorsement were truly in jeopardy, which by the way, i didn't believe it was, but other people around me felt strongly about that. i'm not blaming anyone, but i guess i caved and really believed that i could justify it from that standpoint. plenty of people before me have taken poli