Bush vs. Gore rivals challenge Prop. 8 in federal court

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/bush-v-gore-rivals-challenge-prop-8-in-federal-court.html

5:29 PM | May 26, 2009

Two prominent attorneys who argued on opposite sides of Bush vs. Gore, the legal battle over the 2000 presidential election, announced Tuesday that they will challenge Proposition 8 in federal court and seek to restore gay marriage until the case is decided.

Former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, who represented then-Vice President Al Gore in the contested election, have joined forces to tackle the same-sex marriage issue, which has deeply divided Californians and left 18,000 gay couples married last year in legal isolation.

In a project of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, Olson and Boies have united to represent two same-sex couples filing suit after being denied marriage licenses because of Proposition 8.

Their suit, to be filed in U.S. District Court in California, calls for an injunction against the proposition, allowing immediate reinstatement of marriage rights for same-sex couples.

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1. the Unitarian Universalists Association should challenge this a violation of its religious freedoms

as should other churches that recognize gay marriage. The mormon cult and others are against gay marriage based on religious views so proponents of gay marriage should also use religious freedom as a cause.

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[Xipe Totec]

2. Chum in the water

If they're jumping into the fray, it means they know they have a wining case.

It's feeding time...