Attorney Olson Calls Gay Marriage a "Conservative Value"

Ted Olson, the conservative half of the team arguing for gay marriage in a federal court in California, told the Los Angeles Times that gay marriage is a “conservative value,” among other things, over the weekend. Along with David Boies, Olson has been hired by the newly-minted American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) to represent a gay couple and a lesbian couple who would like to marry but cannot because of Proposition 8, California's voter-approved gay marriage ban upheld as constitutional by the state Supreme Court in May. Olson-Boies' argument is simple: Marriage is a constitutional right regardless of sexual orientation. Full Story from On Top Magazine

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