Recapping the Case Against Proposition 8

Debra J. Saunders, in this column, recaps the Proposition 8 trial so far.

Forget the law. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker has allowed the trial...to turn into what the measure's opponents like to call a "teachable moment." That's another way of saying that the law isn't as important as feelings in this trial.

What have I been saying here? She includes important points ignored or glossed over in the news wire and Los Angeles Times coverage. A conservative herslef, she also addresses Olson:

Boies' colleague Ted Olson, who beat Boies in the rancorous legal battles over the 2000 Florida recount, made a strong argument for same-sex marriage in a recent Newsweek. But he did not make a strong "conservative" case, as he claimed. While many conservatives support same-sex marriage, a conservative should want to debate the possible consequences of upending family law. A good conservative doesn't push a court to impose a ruling that shreds states' rights, as well as the right of Californians to govern themselves.

Click through to read her whole column. It is definitely a good read.