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Dozens of big U.S. companies to back gay marriage
Fortune ^ | February 26, 2013 | Roger Parloff

Posted on 03/05/2013 4:54:36 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian

On Thursday, dozens of American corporations, including Apple, Alcoa, Facebook, eBay, Intel, and Morgan Stanley will submit an amicus brief in the landmark Hollingsworth v. Perry case broadly arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that laws banning same-sex marriages, like California's ballot initiative Proposition 8, are unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. According to a draft copy obtained by Fortune, the companies argue that such laws "send an unmistakeable signal that same-sex couples are in some way inferior to opposite-sex couples, a proposition that is anathema to amici's commitment to equality and fair treatment to all." At least 60 companies had committed to signing the brief as of Tuesday evening, according to Joshua Rosenkranz, who is counsel of record on the brief and head of the Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. That number is expected to rise by Thursday, however, according to Rosenkranz. Others who have already committed to sign include AIG, Becton Dickinson, Cisco, Cummins, Kimpton, Levi Strauss, McGraw Hill, NCR, Nike, Office Depot, Oracle, Panasonic, Qualcomm, and Xerox. (Update: Verizon and Cablevision have now joined.)

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: celebrateperversity; corporateliberalism; corporations; culturewar; downourthroats; homosexualagenda; proposition8; samesexmarriage; spotthetroll; ssm; thetrollsfoolnoone
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To: nutmeg

I pinged out that article yesterday but can’t seem to find it. Maybe the mods pulled it? It should have stayed up, if that’s the case. People need to see what’s happening in universities that ALL receive government money.

Just double checked, it’s gone. They pulled it. Seems to me I pinged something else, too. I guess I’m not allowed to ping articles any more. I suppose this one is tame enough so they’ll let it stay.


101 posted on 03/06/2013 12:37:55 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: little jeremiah

add me please


102 posted on 03/06/2013 12:41:37 PM PST by brivette
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To: brivette

I’ve got two lists, Moral Absolutes and Homosexual Agenda. Sometimes I ping both lists, you can be on one or the other or both, just let me know here or via freepmail and I’ll add you. Wagglebee generally does them too but he’s been gone for a while.


103 posted on 03/06/2013 1:01:40 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: little jeremiah

both please.


104 posted on 03/06/2013 1:47:02 PM PST by brivette
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To: brivette

Will do.


105 posted on 03/06/2013 2:04:32 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: brivette

I just checked and it says you’re on both already. Maybe check your comments page and see, you probably got this, then.


106 posted on 03/06/2013 2:07:50 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: little jeremiah

oops sorry


107 posted on 03/06/2013 2:19:15 PM PST by brivette
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To: brivette

Not a problem!

There are so many pings on my comments list (I’m on too many lists), plus the multiples, I can’t keep track of anything.


108 posted on 03/06/2013 2:43:22 PM PST by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: little jeremiah

I wish these people would wake up, just because one has a cetain type of sex and in this case wiht feces then it does not make it right to have specal laws giving them access to kids and play family

If these comapnies want to have their turd poking marriage then I won;t spend my money there and if our side had some guts then there would be a list mentiing all these stores and put AD’s on TV letting everyone know about this


109 posted on 03/06/2013 3:26:23 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Venturer

this family will never accept teir perversion or their special laws and I will speak up against them in the future and do. right now


110 posted on 03/06/2013 3:28:48 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: OKRA2012
Corporations, like citizens can exercise their First Amendment Rights.

You summed up nicely what Prop 8 was all about and WHY the federal judge that overturned the will of the people based upon the premise that religious belief provided no legitimate basis for a voter to vote against alternate orifice premised couplings being recognized and rewarded by society.

Hopefully SCOTUS will get it right and kick these degenerates back into the closet.

111 posted on 03/06/2013 3:48:55 PM PST by DBeers (†)
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To: prairiebreeze

read in AM


112 posted on 03/06/2013 6:41:52 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Don't be afraid to see what you see. -- Ronald Reagan)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

A critical part of the American Revolution was the Homespun campaign. British goods were completely boycotted.

We can do it again.


113 posted on 03/06/2013 8:33:09 PM PST by EternalVigilance (America's Party - SelfGovernment.US)
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To: boop

“So let those men who molest their daughters out of jail. They “love” each other.”

That has kind of been my point all along. I should be able to marry my dad, my brother, my sister or even my mother. I’m too old to have kids so you can’t use that argument. Who gets to judge where the line is drawn?


114 posted on 03/07/2013 10:18:11 AM PST by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: tuffydoodle

Someone will try to marry themself...


115 posted on 03/07/2013 1:23:13 PM PST by USAF80
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To: bruinbirdman

Interesting. Who is “them”? and what are they saying in the commercials?


116 posted on 03/07/2013 4:53:31 PM PST by heye2monn
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To: heye2monn
"Interesting. Who is “them”? and what are they saying in the commercials?"

Visual and verbal inuendo. You can't miss it.

Jack (in the box) hugging a dude for warmth when stuck in the freezer.

The guy at the resort who asks the chick sunbathing next to him if she would like another drink.

She, "My husband is bringing me one."

Dude, "So is mine."

Subtle homo merchandising. Blech!!

yitbos

117 posted on 03/08/2013 12:36:39 AM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds." -- Ayn Rand)
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To: bruinbirdman

I missed those. Truly blech-worthy.

I am strongly free market, but I admit that big business has no principles other than worshipping the almighty dollar. Some things, such as strong families and respect for the rule of law, are more important than short-run profits.


118 posted on 03/09/2013 12:08:56 PM PST by heye2monn
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To: nascarnation

I wonder if smaller or mid size regional companies that are headquartered away from the blue voting areas would be better.


119 posted on 03/09/2013 3:39:28 PM PST by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: GirlShortstop

You know how checks come in all sorts of designs, I would like to see checks with strong Christian messages on them like marriage is between a man and a woman. We could be sending a message with each check that we write.


120 posted on 03/09/2013 3:48:04 PM PST by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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