Thursday, August 31, 2006

Marriage on trial

We taped a public TV "mock trial" on the marriage amendment last night. I am not going to comment on how it went, other than to say that my opposing counsel (Michelle LaVigne of the UW Law School who is a very good lawyer) and I both agreed that trying to use a trial format to address these issues and then imposing the time limits that TV requires resulted in a process that, for each of us, was like trying to push a camel through the eye of a needle.

I will also say that the public television people were admirably gracious and professional.

4 comments:

  1. Yeah . . . I thought the trial idea was odd, too. I was really hoping for a cage match, maybe. Water pistols at thirty paces. Pencil break.

    Looking forward to the show, though.

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  2. Anonymous6:56 PM

    Many viewers like quick answers because deep thinking takes time and can be painful.

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  3. So....

    When does it roll out?

    National syndication? Endorsements?

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  4. Anonymous1:02 PM

    Columnist...attorney...molding mush heads into steel traps...actor...boy, can you stop a speeding bullet too?

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