Opinion on broadcasting the Prop 8 trial

What unbelievable horseshit! The Times actually states that the fears of Prop 8 supporters of being targeted for retaliation are unfounded.

Here's the thing - you can't cherry-pick what gets televised and what doesn't. Either every sordid little case does, or none of 'em do. This whole thing was clearly a play by the opponents of Prop 8 to create an environment of fear for those supporters who might have testify.

If there's value in televising this, there's value in televising every other trial that comes before the court.

Personally, as I've said many times before, I couldn't care less if gays are allowed to marry, I guess I'm personally in favor of it. However as a strong federalist, I'm also in favor of allowing states a lot of latitude in governing themselves.

None of this matters; this is going to the Supreme court eventually, and the gay marriage supporters are gonna be very unhappy with the outcome of that given the current makeup of the court. They'd have been better off waiting a few more years then using the same ballot initiative process to repeal Prop 8 when the inevitable shift in public opinion turns pro-gay marriage.

in reference to: Editorial - Discrimination on Trial, but Not on TV - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)