... Olson is in the news these days as a partner with his old adversary David Boies, his opponent in the Bush-Gore episode. Al Gore and George W. Bush's lawyers have teamed up to make the case for gay marriage, specifically by seeking the legal undoing of California's voter-approved Proposition 8. The ballot measure, an amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage, was passed by Californians in the November 2008 election.Continue reading...Olson was given the cover of the liberal Newsweek magazine to make "The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage: Why same-sex marriage is an American value."
Appearing in a news cycle close both to the earthquake in Haiti and the hot Massachusetts U.S. Senate race, Olson's argument has perhaps not received the attention that it deserves. It should, if for no other reason than to be rebutted.
Daunting as it may be for a non-lawyer to take on no less than Ted Olson, (one feels an uneasy kinship to the guy on the end of that famous Clint Eastwood line -- "Do ya feel lucky, punk? Well, do ya?") -- it does seem a (hopefully) cogent rebuttal of sorts is required.
Let's take the Olson case point by point.
That Newsweek byline makes about as much sense as would: "The Jewish Case for National Socialism: Why the Final Solution was a Jewish value."
To start, the author needs to define "American value" and specifically which Av requires one miniscule horde of perverts to force the rest of us to tell them how much we acclaim their perversions and to stroke their sordid egos?
Posted by: No Man | Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 10:02 AM
His wife who died in 9-11 was a Catholic, if I recall. Is Theodore Olson?
Posted by: Dave Deavel | Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 11:14 AM