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Friday, January 29, 2010

Anti-8 litigators made political appeal not legal appeal.

Andy Pugno:

"Presentation of Evidence Concludes in Perry v Schwarzenegger Federal Trial."

The plaintiffs put on a spectacular show-trial of irrelevant evidence, calling to the stand many “expert” witnesses to testify that allowing homosexual marriage would: help local governments raise more tax revenues, help gay and lesbian couples to accumulate greater wealth, and improve the self-esteem of homosexuals. But those are political arguments for society to consider, not legal support for the claim that the US Constitution contains the right to homosexual marriage. The courtroom is simply not the proper forum for what is clearly a social, not a legal, appeal.

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