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pandagon.net - we are the public option: The complex questions about the marriage equality movement and the Olson/Boies federal lawsuit
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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com: Pam Spaulding: The Complex Questions About the Marriage Equality Movement and the Olson/Boies Federal Lawsuit
The complex questions about the marriage equality movement and the Olson/Boies federal lawsuit
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
by Pam Spaulding
(There are Qs of the Day in this post as well.)
Bush v. Gore adversaries Ted Olson and David Boies appeared on Larry King last night to make their case why it’s the right time to pursue a federal decision on marriage equality arguing that Prop 8 violates the U.S. constitutional guarantee of equal protection and due process.
They present a logical argument on why the Prop 8 ban on marriage equality is wrong, citing that marriage is a basic human right and states should not be allowed to discriminate. For instance, when they appeared later on CNN with ...
The Crooked Line
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Ilya Somin believes that California's marriage equality decision from last year was a net positive: It is now fairly clear that judicial rulings have helped the cause of gay marriage in the nation as a whole. But it's worth noting that the 2008 pro-gay marriage court decision was a net plus for gay rights even ...
Pam Spaulding: The Complex Questions About the Marriage Equality Movement and the Olson/Boies Federal Lawsuit
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
(There are Questions of the Day in this post as well.)
Bush v. Gore adversaries Ted Olson and David Boies appeared on Larry King last night to make their case why it's the right time to pursue a federal decision on marriage equality arguing that Prop 8 violates the U.S. constitutional guarantee of equal protection and due process.
They present a logical argument on why the Prop 8 ban on marriage equality is wrong, citing that marriage is a basic human right and states should not be allowed to discriminate. For instance, when they appeared later on CNN with John King, Olson asked whether Dr. ...
Gay Marriage Is Not a Right [Reader Post]
Flopping Aces —
... In their interview with Larry King, Ted Olson and David Boise outlined the equal protection argument they are going to make in federal court against Proposition 8 (which amended the California State Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman). ...
