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Prop. 8 Dream Team Backlash
Opinionator —
... naive; at worst (again leaving aside the cynical political explanation) it strikes me as an arrogant hijacking of a long-term process worked out by someone else. . . . Just to state the obvious: if this lawsuit is successful then I’ll be thrilled. I wish Olson and Boies good luck and good lawyering. But they’ve grabbed a baby out of someone else’s hands and are running pretty fast with it. I really hope they don’t drop it. The Anonymous Liberal links to Araiza’s post and concurs: “ Boies and Olson are throwing a wrench into [the] strategy” developed by gay marriage ...
Rolling The Dice
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
A.L. isn't so sure about the Boies/Olson lawsuit: They're taking a very big risk. Some have even suggested that this lawsuit is a cynical ploy to have this issue litigated at the federal level before the time is right. I don't think that's the case. I think Boies and Olson are sincere in their beliefs and want to win. I do think, however, that they are knowingly taking a big risk because they want to be the lawyers whose names are forever attached to the landmark opinion creating marriage equality. They want to be the Thurgood Marshalls of this particular civil rights ...
