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Olson wraps up
The four views:
Olson "The proponents say its all about procreation and deinstitutionalization. ON the other hand the Supreme Court has 14 decisions about the liberty and privacy of marriage. The testimony of the plantiffs about how they were affected, and all the leading experts of the world agree ssm won’t hurt marriage.
It is no contest.
The plaintiffs have no interest in changing marriage or deinstitutionalizing marriage. They cherish the institution; they want the status the state of California affords to their coworkers, colleagues, family. They are in the same position as the Lovings. They only want to marry the person of their choice, who happens to be a person of a difference race. That’s all the plaintiffs desire, the person of their choice, who happens to be of the same sex."
[Note: Interesting that Olson is dumping on the defendants for pointing to the state's interest in marriage. If marriage is a private and personal right, then why is it state recognized?]
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Rhonda
June 16, 2010
11:37 am