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Posted on 05/27/2009 12:30:07 AM PDT by BCrago66
Former Bush administration solicitor general Theodore Olson is part of a team that has filed suit in federal court in California seeking to overturn Proposition 8 and re-establish the right of same-sex couples to marry.
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Is ole Ted ‘coming out of the closet’?
Wonder what Barbara Olson would say about this if she were still alive?
Soros seems to get around.
And as I remember, Olson’s name was floated as a possibility for a seat on the SCOTUS and he would have had great support among American conservatives.
I remember that too. The ironic thing is that is was likely pressure from the Left - who were angry about Bush v. Gore - that prevented Olson from getting nominated to the Supreme Court.
As the tally stands now, I’d say an Equal Protection challenge for gay marriage would likely win in the Supreme Court, with Justice Kennedy - a guy that very much likes to be liked - casting the 5th vote.
Ted Olson has sold out... or come out.
... whored out, is more like it.
... whored out, is more like it.
Is it possible that Olson just honestly got it wrong - and that he isn’t personally gay, or on the take?
I believe you are correct. '
Considering his wife died at the Pentagon on 9/11, I'd say you're all class.
I wonder to what extent a Roe v. Wade-style decision for “gay marriage” could be imposed. Would the 30+ states that have specifically come out against it in the last decade simply roll over and be bullied by the SCOTUS? Or would it be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back and sparks some sort of revolution against judicial tyranny?
They have no case, this is a CA constitutional amendment and the US constitution defines marriage as one man and one woman. This will go nowhere, they are just making noise. The feds have no jurisdiction on this case at all.
If same sex marriage becomes an actual "right" then plural marriage is sure to follow.
Where in the Constitution is marriage defined?
It would cause a political earthquake arguably equal to or greater than Roe, in part because the reaction against the decision would be joined by constituencies who aren’t typically skeptical of the judiciary. Just one example: African Americans, who are overwhelmingly against gay marriage. So this would not be just a traditional conservative v. liberal political fight.
I don’t know for sure, but she was very solid on the issues. I can’t imagine her being pleased by this.
Barbara was one of my favorite talk show personalities before her death. She was quick, well informed, and didn’t give the lefties an inch.
We lost a good one there. I still miss her a lot.
The Court seldom turns down a chance to extend rights by citing the Equal Protection Clause.
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