Comments on: Cooper-Harris v. USA: In military servicemember’s challenge to Section 3 of DOMA, House Republicans request hearing via telephone

By: Prop 8 Trial Tracker » Federal judge reschedules hearing in Cooper-Harris v. USA, a military servicemember’s challenge to Section 3 of DOMA

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:45:52 +0000

[...] Department dropped its defense, asked the judge in Cooper-Harris v. USA if its lawyers could appear at a scheduled December 10 hearing via telephone instead of in person. The hearing was to take place across the country – attorney Paul [...]

By: Straight Dave

Straight Dave — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:47:22 +0000

Yes, you were very incorrect. They only supported the military to the extent that they were happy to waste taxpayer dollars to fund a bloated weapons industry and buying stuff even the Pentagon considered unnecessary and wasteful.

When it came to the individual troops, they couldn't care less.

By: Mike in Baltimore

Mike in Baltimore — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:07:31 +0000

Is this an indication that BLAG and their hired guns are starting to have money troubles, and are cutting expenses?

By: AnonyGrl

AnonyGrl — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:34:04 +0000

Interesting… conserve resources or, perhaps, hide the person with MS, thereby removing an element that might stir compassion for their opponents?

By: SoCal_Dave

SoCal_Dave — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:20:42 +0000

If they really want to "conserve litigation resources," BLAG , who has "stepped in to intervene in defense of the law" could just step out.

By: RWG

RWG — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:37:49 +0000

"I honestly do not know how the Republican legislators can sleep at night, doesn't their consciousess ever bother them? "

You're assuming, of course, that they have a conscience? It's easy to write off the suffering of others when you view, as does the typical GOP drone, gay people as less than human.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:47:01 +0000

I'm sure the court will look favorably on the arguments from the lawyer that couldn't even bother to show up in court that day.

By: Mike in Baltimore

Mike in Baltimore — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:08:19 +0000

I always thought the GOTP was the 'party who most supported the military, no matter what.'

Guess I was incorrect when I thought that.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:07:15 +0000

The same way Windsor appealed her victory?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:42:17 +0000

I don't think the Justices are particularly excited about taking any of these marriage cases, much less the Nevada case that hasn't come up through the circuit.