Bill O’Reilly Battles With Panel Over Same Sex Marriage Court Ruling

Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly lashed out against the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to overturn California’s Proposition 8. “California voters, basically just two judges said, ‘you know what?’ We don’t really care about you!” O’Reilly exclaimed. “What do you want really doesn’t matter because we say this is unconstitutional to deny gays the right to marry.”

Fox News Legal Analyst Lis Wiehl sparred with O’Reilly over his interpretation of the court’s decision.

“Wiehl? Do you have a right to be married? A constitutional right?” O’Reilly pressed.

“No, regulated by the states,” Wiehl said.

“On the jump, it’s not a right guaranteed by anything.” O’Reilly objected.

“It’s not a right but it was given in California,” Weihl explained. “It was a benefit that was bestowed.”

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“Bestowed by whom?” O’Reilly fired back.

“By the courts,” Wiehl pointed out.

“You can’t do that!” O’Reilly boomed.

“That’s what they did!” Wiehl argued.

“You just said it wasn’t, Wiehl!” countered O’Reilly. “You just said you do not have a right to marry under the constitution!”

“Yes,” she conceded. “But once that right has been bestowed, you cannot take away the right!”

Watch the segment below via Fox News:

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