Conservatives Against Prop 8

Theodore Olsen is about as prominent and heavyweight as conservative lawyers come: He argued Bush v. Gore for Bush, defended Reagan during Iran-Contra, sat in on the first meeting of the Federalist Society, and served as solicitor general during Bush’s first term. So this is rather surprising: “Former Bush administration solicitor general Theodore Olson is part of a team that has filed suit in federal court in California seeking to overturn Proposition 8 and re-establish the right of same-sex couples to marry.” Olsen tells Byton York, "I personally think it is time that we as a nation get past distinguishing people on the basis of sexual orientation, and that a grave injustice is being done to people by making these distinctions. … If the people of California had voted to ban interracial marriage, it would have been the responsibility of the courts to say that they cannot do that under the constitution. … I also personally believe that it is wrong for us to continue to deny rights to individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation.”