Obama Reportedly Considering to File Supreme Court Brief in Support of Gay Marriage
President Barack Obama is said to be considering to file a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in support of overturning Proposition 8, the controversial 2008 California law that banned gay marriage.
Austin R. Nimocks, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, who is a co-counsel in the case in favor of upholding Prop. 8, told The Christian Post in a phone interview on Thursday that ADF will hold off on commenting on such a brief until, or if, it is actually filed. However, he shared his hopes that the Supreme Court justices will not change the traditional definition of marriage.
"The wisest course of action is for the Supreme Court to allow the debate over marriage to continue in this country and not judicially impose same-sex marriage on Americans," Nimocks told CP....