AFER's Griffin, Olson Discuss What's Next For Prop. 8 (Good read)
Plaintiffs and attorneys in the landmark federal case against Prop. 8 spoke at Los Angeles's oldest Catholic church after an appellate panel upheld a federal judge's decision overturning a ban on same-sex marriage in California.
Chad Griffin, president of the board of directors at the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which brought the case to trial, downplayed the irony of the press conference location, saying with a smile that it was the only place AFER could book on short notice. He spoke more seriously about the case and the ramifications of ballot initiatives like Prop. 8.
"Companionship and family are the basis of our happiness, of a life fulfilled, the American dream," Griffin said at the Tuesday press conference. "Take that promise away from someone, especially a young person, and you take their hope."
AFER lead attorney Ted Olson also spoke about the case's context, saying the three judge decision made "us more America." Olson also answered a question from The Advocate about the stay on same-sex marriages in America's most populous state.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/02/07/AFERs_Griffin_Olson_Discuss_Whats_Next_For_Prop_8/
The last paragraph of the article says it all.
