"Chuck Cooper is a heckuva lawyer. At stake in this case is the future of marriage in all 50 states, and he's right that this attempt to shut down the debate by constitutionalizing gay marriage will backfire. Americans have a right to vote for marriage. Ted Olson doesn't seem to understand the argument, and judging from today's exchanges neither does Judge Walker. I expect Judge Walker will overrule Prop 8. But millions of Americans do understand why marriage is the union of husband and wife and I believe the majority of the Supreme Court will as well."
Hmmm...word choice, Maggie? "heckuva laywer"? As in "heckuva job Brownie?"
So, the parties blogging for the defense seem to think that Judge Walker will overturn Prop 8. Wow.
Here were the Plaintiffs and company:
From news conference:
Olson: I don't do anything w/o David Boies.
Kristen Perry: Olson and Boies gave two moms their day in court
Olson: If there was ever a trial the American people should have seen, it's this trial.
Olson: It's important for people to understand this discrimination in context of historical discrimination.
Q about DOMA: Boies: if we prevail on broad tact, there are severe implications for DOMA. Too early to tell Court's decision grounds.
Olson: Since we were opponents in Bush v Gore, Boies will pick up ones he won, I'll pick up ones I won, we'll get all 9.
Ted Olson and David _oies just spoke, they are inspiring. Both said this was most imp case of their lives.
Olson: "Our clients - they're not plaintiffs, they're human beings who stand for everyone"
Olson: If there was ever a trial the American people should have seen, it's this trial.
Boies:"Ted gave greatest argument I Have ever heard."
Boies said if ever there was trial that should have been televised, it was this one. If it gets out of the darkness, people will be fair and this will all end.
I don’t know how long it’ll take him to rule. It’ll take him as long as it takes. He gave us 39 questions. He’s a very thoughtful judge.
And from the San Francisco Chronicle:
Winding up a historic trial over same-sex marriage in California, the lawyer for Proposition 8's sponsors told a federal judge Wednesday that allowing only men and women to wed promotes responsible sex and child-rearing, and ultimately ensures the future of humanity.
and
What's next in the Proposition 8 case.
A ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, probably in July, on whether the ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional guarantee of equality.
If Walker overturns Prop. 8, its sponsors will seek a stay from the judge or from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to keep the ban in effect.
The losing side in Walker's court will appeal to the Ninth Circuit, which might issue a ruling by this time next year. The loser at the appeals court could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. If the court accepts the case, it could issue a ruling in 2012 on either the constitutionality of the California ballot measure or the overall right of same-sex couples to marry.
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