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Wed May-27-09 01:14 AM
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| 29. Given the enormous rightwing effort to seize control of the courts, since the time of Reagan, |
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an effort which paid off handsomely in Bush v Gore, I do not know why anyone would be rushing towards SCOTUS on this issue, since the chance of a favorable ruling seems slim -- and an unfavorable ruling would establish an unfortunate high-level precedent
There's another problem: when people run to the courts on issues like this, it tends to undercut the momentum for grassroots organizing
So this is potentially (in my eyes) a move that could make it harder for Marriage Equality people to organize and is likely to result in an unfavorable precedent
I hope I'm wrong
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| -Lawsuit seeks federal ruling on gay marriage |
Newsjock |
May-26-09 07:12 PM |
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should be appealed as religion being imposed on people, which is what it is nt |
msongs |
May-26-09 07:14 PM |
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ooh! I liked that shortly succinct argument - that's very true. I'm a Christian and I never |
Divine Discontent |
May-26-09 07:32 PM |
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Truly, yes --- why not sue the Mormon Church on this . . . ??? |
defendandprotect |
May-26-09 09:29 PM |
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Rabbis are prevented from marrying gays by Christians dictating what Jews ought to believe |
IndianaGreen |
May-26-09 10:30 PM |
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If that is the case, why not murder, it is mentioned in the Ten Commandments |
happyslug |
May-27-09 12:20 AM |
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Murder was unlawful before the 10 Commandments. There is a victim in murder, as there is |
No Elephants |
May-27-09 06:56 AM |
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As I pointed out, the extended family is still part of your support group |
happyslug |
May-27-09 08:22 AM |
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TED OLSON????? |
musette_sf |
May-26-09 07:20 PM |
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I never thought I'd see those two working together |
maddezmom |
May-26-09 07:32 PM |
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Ted's new wife is a Dem |
musette_sf |
May-26-09 07:35 PM |
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Ted Olsen lives in NAPA??? |
Gormy Cuss |
May-26-09 09:23 PM |
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do the Wiki |
musette_sf |
May-26-09 09:26 PM |
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Olsen was a very odd duck . . . |
defendandprotect |
May-26-09 09:26 PM |
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"This is a federal question," Olson said. -- |
defendandprotect |
May-26-09 11:41 PM |
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Ted Olson & David Boies to Announce Federal Court Challenge to Prop. 8 |
jefferson_dem |
May-26-09 09:19 PM |
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WOW. Who would ever think those two would do anything together |
Thrill |
May-26-09 09:19 PM |
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Politics makes strange bedfellows, indeed.......... |
Tangerine LaBamba |
May-26-09 09:22 PM |
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i suspect he has seen that same Light |
musette_sf |
May-26-09 09:28 PM |
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To quote LBJ, |
Tangerine LaBamba |
May-26-09 09:36 PM |
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Atwater saw nothing but a belated desire to save his own soul, in the event that he had one. The |
No Elephants |
May-27-09 06:48 AM |
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Strange bedfellows, indeed! |
gauguin57 |
May-26-09 10:09 PM |
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Good move . . . but Ted Olson . .. ????!!!! |
defendandprotect |
May-26-09 09:25 PM |
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What??? |
jobycom |
May-26-09 09:25 PM |
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i know... same reaction here... |
musette_sf |
May-26-09 09:30 PM |
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I was just wondering the same thing . . . |
defendandprotect |
May-26-09 11:51 PM |
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From a PR angle, |
Tangerine LaBamba |
May-26-09 09:38 PM |
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I.... um... ummm. I still can't grasp it. |
jobycom |
May-26-09 09:46 PM |
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First, he's a lawyer, |
Tangerine LaBamba |
May-26-09 09:49 PM |
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Knuckle Draggin Olsen????????????? |
xultar |
May-26-09 09:33 PM |
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I assume that Olson is just doing this as a lawyer would for a client |
IndianaGreen |
May-26-09 10:36 PM |
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Say what? |
Ztarbod |
May-26-09 11:34 PM |
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If you don't see how equal protection applies to marriage for gay people, |
No Elephants |
May-27-09 07:03 AM |
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Given the enormous rightwing effort to seize control of the courts, since the time of Reagan, |
struggle4progress |
May-27-09 01:14 AM |
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Another possibility re Olson (warning: tinfoil-hat alert) |
Jim Lane |
May-27-09 02:21 AM |
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I don't trust that bastard either. n/t |
EFerrari |
May-27-09 03:11 AM |
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He's very experienced in front of SCOTUS |
Dappleganger |
May-27-09 07:14 AM |
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I had a similar thought, based on the timing. I'd fight the states hard. Before I hit the |
No Elephants |
May-27-09 07:22 AM |
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This is very interesting.... |
LeftHander |
May-27-09 08:12 AM |
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I disagree about the prospects in federal court |
Jim Lane |
May-27-09 10:15 AM |
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It's like that time GI Joe and Cobra teamed up |
sudopod |
May-27-09 08:14 AM |
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CUE THE VONAGE THEME! |
rocktivity |
May-27-09 09:23 AM |
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I think it can be argued based simply on |
4_TN_TITANS |
May-27-09 09:40 AM |
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That'd be a .. formidable pairing for this case.. (nt) |
Posteritatis |
May-27-09 01:22 PM |
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Crap. |
Ms. Toad |
May-27-09 02:43 PM |
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