Over the weekend, Dahlia Lithwick posted an article on Slate about the lack of courage in today’s political debate. Specifically, she discussed the successful efforts of gay marriage opponents to keep cameras out of the courtroom in the trial over California’s Prop 8 and a recent Supreme Court case regarding whether the state of Washington [...]
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Willing to Prevent the Downfall of Civilization, So Long As They Don’t Have to Leave the House
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · AR, Law and Justice, Politics, Supreme Court
Tags: civil rights·Dahlia Lithwick·gay marriage·gay rights·LGBT rights·Maggie Gallagher·political courage·Prop 8·Slate·Supreme Court·The New Republic·victims
Ah, Logic
May 31st, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Law and Justice, Politics
This is a very nice deconstruction of “arguments” against gay marriage, and anyone who has not yet read it should do so. I also think it sheds some light on why the “No on 8″ campaign was unsuccessful in November. Much of the strategy was about convincing people that they could feel uncomfortable with gay [...]