congress to pass civil defend basic rights. i would think it would be a issue. is marriage issue traditionally a state issue. uthe problem is that because it is a contract that goes -- lines it anes is difficult to have a decision quarantined be there. protecting of rights who have independent views of marriage is was the intention of doma. to be a federal more a -- or is defining it toward as a basic civil right rather of ans a state regulation institute or contract. ben's take on it via e-mail. host: the next call is danville, west virginia, on the line for democrats. good morning. on with frank cannon. caller: good morning. very interesting conversation. 40-year career insurance owner and i'm in very varietiesact with all of folks and ideas. he previous caller was spot on as far as the subject and there misunderstanding that eparates believers and nonbelievers and that caller, i believe, has it right. and so is the constitution about this. -- i realize we have a cross section of states where performance actually move. i'm a firm believer that we constitution where the states do not surrender power to i will

ut congress amended fisa to reset the system of checks and balances and there have not been any buses. president's advisory committee has recommended changing section 215 and the storing of this by the federal government. one recommendation is to create an independent agency, a second to push it out and have the phone companies store the data. to president according reports is probably not going to do either because the phone and nies have pushed back don't want to store the data. but just as one person observe country debate in the it would certainly be acceptable to me if we took that pushed the on and data into the private sector and en beginning, adopt some of the recommendations that will american public more comfortable. we need a strong surveillance givem but it needs also to comfort to americans that their privacy is being respected. i think this debate should lead changes and i hope that the president will be forward friday when he proposes changes. has appreciate that my time long sense expired. appreciate the chairman's indulgen indulgence. wants our policy to be targeted o