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WEBVTT MISSISSIPPI.AND TONIGHT GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANTSAYS HE'S GOING TO APPEAL IFTHE JUDGE STRIKES DOWN THESTATE'S BANON GAY MARRIAGE.16 WAPT'S SCOTT SIMMONSEXPLAINS...ALYCE CLARKE: HE SAID MOM I WASTRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I WASGOING TO TELL YOU AND DAD. ATELEVISION AD HIT THE AIRWAVESMONDAYFEATURING STATE REPRESENTATIVEALYCE CLARK. IT WAS PAID FOR BYTHE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNFOUNDATION... AS THE STATE AWAITS AFEDERAL COURT RULING ONMISSISSIPPI'S GAY MARRIAGEBAN.GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT/MS: I THINK GENERAL HOOD HASDONE A GOOD JOB PRESENTING THESTATE'S SIDE OF THE ISSUE.GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT SAYS IF AFEDERAL JUDGEBLOCKS THE GAY MARRIAGE BAN INMISSISSIPPI, HE WILL PUSH TOAPPEAL!GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT/MS: THIS IS SOMETHING THEPEOPLE OF THE STATE OFMISSISSIPPI VOTED OVERWHELMINGLYTO SUPPORT. AND NOW A JUDGE ISSAYING ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. ITS IN THE COURTS AND WECERTAINLY TURN TO THE ATTORNEYGENERAL TO PUT UP A VIGOROUSDEFENSE AND APPEAL .LAWYERS ARGUED FOR 5-HOURS LASTWEEK AFTER TWO LESBIAN COUPLESSUED THESTATE CLAIMING THE BAN ON GAYMARRIAGEIS UNCONSTITIONAL.A JUDGE COULD BACK THE STATE'SPOSITION,STAY THE LAW AND ALLOW GAYMARRIAGESTO TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY .. ORHE COULD FORCE BOTH SIDES TOWAITUNTIL THE U.S. SUPREME COURTDECIDES THE MATTER ONCE AND FORALL.IN JACKSON SCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPTNEWS.AGAIN, A FEDERAL JUDGE COULDRULE AT ANY TIME WHETHER OR NOTTO RULE IN FAVOROF OVERTURNING THE STATE'S BANON GAYMARRIAGE.

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