tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post3262433423894221357..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: DOMA AloneMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-7339835541865327242011-04-26T22:01:28.270-05:002011-04-26T22:01:28.270-05:00i'm with Rich, on all of it.
and i dont even ...i'm with Rich, on all of it.<br /> and i dont even have a strong opinion on DOMA.Ginohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606046924332159076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-92057106463591680992011-04-26T21:38:12.516-05:002011-04-26T21:38:12.516-05:00Here is a link from Margaret Talbot that says what...Here is a link from Margaret Talbot that says what I wanted to. Just much better than I could. Spot On.<br />http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/04/why-doma-deserves-a-lawyer.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-27828857064408517992011-04-26T21:11:04.470-05:002011-04-26T21:11:04.470-05:00Rich,
Good on ya. Thank you. I don't remember...Rich,<br /><br />Good on ya. Thank you. I don't remember the specific case you're referring to in re Gitmo, but intellectual consistency is important and the current situation is both puzzling and deeply troubling.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-52788688121330316152011-04-26T19:19:52.529-05:002011-04-26T19:19:52.529-05:00You will get no defense from me. A year or two ago...You will get no defense from me. A year or two ago, I went on record here about being appaled that Conservatives - some of whom were elected or appointed officials - were threatening/pressuring lawyers who were defending clients at Gitmo. I called this an affront to liberal democracy. It was then, and it is now. What Gay Rights groups are doing here is a deeply offensive to our democratic values. This isn't a fashion show or American Idle, it is Common Law in practice and it needs to run its course. That means that the act of defending even the most unpopular laws or individuals is, perhaps, more important precisely because they are unpopular and/or despised. And by engaging in actions attempting to stop the debate before it even starts, these alleged civil rights groups lose their moral high-ground. The ends simply don't justify the means. I want DOMA to have the best defense possible. Pressuring lawyers or firms who are defending clients or laws because your interest group is opposed to them is disgusting, illogical and illiberal. When the right did this, it was despicable. Now that the left is doing it, it remains just as despicable. <br /><br /><br />That said, I think it should be noted that while I absolutely denounce the actions of the groups pressuring King & Spaulding, I gotta call a spade a spade and ask what the hell is wrong with the firm and its leadership that it would be so feckless and cave in to these jackasses. Grow a pair for God's sake. They jettisoned one of their own partners to acquiesce to the pathetic Human Rights Campaign? WTF? I know if I had deep pockets nd I needed legal defense, they'd now be off my list, short and long. I have to guess, too, that this will have some serious consequences long-term for King & Spaulding. One can only hope. <br /><br />Regards,<br />RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-43316804667725250452011-04-26T16:40:35.316-05:002011-04-26T16:40:35.316-05:00Now Byron York is reporting that a full page ad in...Now Byron York is reporting that a full page ad in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, which was going to denounce King & Spaulding, has been pulled.<br /><br />What happened to that ol' "dissention is the highest form of patriotism" thing?<br /><br />Amanda? Rich? Help us out here.Brad Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443466836095058736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-38571329524625050572011-04-26T10:15:42.222-05:002011-04-26T10:15:42.222-05:00"There's a lot of ugly things in this wor..."There's a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep 'em all away from you. That's never possible."<br />- Atticus Finch<br /><br />And...<br />Scout: If you shouldn't be defending him, then why are you doing it? <br />Atticus Finch: For a number of reasons. The main one is that if I didn't, I couldn't hold my head up in town. I couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do somethin' again.Night Writerhttp://thenightwriterblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-54932779545550833082011-04-26T09:32:16.375-05:002011-04-26T09:32:16.375-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brad Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443466836095058736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-65311321437155907532011-04-26T08:24:56.975-05:002011-04-26T08:24:56.975-05:00Amen. Samuel Rutherford, author of the famous &qu...Amen. Samuel Rutherford, author of the famous "Lex Rex" doctrine of law, is spinning in his grave.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.com