MUST SEE: Ted Olson And David Boies On Prop 8 - Bill Moyer's Journal

[WillyT]

Excellent Discussion!!!

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The quest for marriage equality has created some unlikely allies in attorneys Theodore Olson, a conservative, and David Boies, a liberal. Long well-known within the field of law, the two became nationally famous as the opposing counsels in Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court case that halted the Florida recount, and resolved the 2000 Presidential election in favor of George W. Bush.

Now the two lawyers, both veterans of multiple Supreme Court cases, have mounted a well-financed legal challenge to Proposition 8, California's 2008 ballot initiative that put an end to same-sex marriage in that state. The case could make it as far as the Supreme Court and define the debate on same-sex marriage for years to come.

On this week's JOURNAL, Olson and Boies join Bill Moyers to discuss why the issue of same-sex marriage is so important, why they chose to pursue the matter in the courts, even against the wishes of some in the LGBT community, and why conservatives and liberals must come together to solve the big issues facing the country.

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Link to article: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02262010/profile.html

Link to Video: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02262010/watch.html

Link to Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/02262010/transcript1.html

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[LiberalFighter]

1. Personally, I don't think Boies is effective.

[stopbush]

4. I couldn't dsagree more. I read the transcript, and Boies hit every point

and made a very compelling case. Olsen was also spot on.

[WillyT]

5. Agreed !!!

Don't you just love when DUers feel compelled to post their opinion when they havn't even bothered to hear the case being made???

Sometimes... I swear...

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[spanone]

2. they are lawyers...it's about money, not equality

[WillyT]

3. So... You Watched It, Huh ???

And that's what you got out of it???

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[ourbluenation]

6. and the pro gay marriage folks hired the best. what's your point? n/t

[stopbush]

7. You are obviously talking through your hat. You didn't bother reading the transcript

or watching the video.

That said, let me ask you a question: what's wrong with a couple of highly talented attorneys making a shitfull of money if it means that they win a case that ends this absurd discrimination against gays and lesbians? Seems to me that it would be money well spent to restore the basic moral standing of our nation.

[WillyT]

8. Evening Kick !!!

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