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Live Blog: Supreme Court Weighs Gay Marriage - Washington Wire - WSJ
- Justice Antonin Scalia asked Olson when exactly it became unconstitutional to bar gays and lesbians from marrying. Was it 1791? 1868?
- Mr. Olson responded with a question of his own: When did it become unconstitutional to ban interracial marriage?
- Don’t try to answer my question with your own question, Justice Scalia responded.
- Mr. Olson then said he could give no specific date on which a ban on gay marriage became unconstitutional. But courts, he said, have never required that kind of precision…
True leadership requires conviction. Conviction demands courage, and courage is the lifeblood of change. That is the narrative thread connecting every woman, man, and movement that has altered the course of history. At some point, principle trumps inaction, no matter the risks.
— Utne Reader editor-in-chief David Schimke on leading with conviction, a quality that—he argues—President Barack Obama has not displayed in regard to global human rights. Keep reading … (via utnereader)
Amnesty International’s birthday today. 50 years of promoting and defending human rights.
