Top Republicans and Corporations File Amicus Briefs Supporting Same-Sex Marriage
As NPR’s Talk of the Nation reported, several prominent Republicans filed an amicus brief in support of same-sex marriage this week.
Some of the conservative signatories include:
- Jon Huntsman Jr. (former Utah governor and presidential candidate)
- Meg Whitman (who for California governor supporting Prop 8)
- Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Richard Hanna (R-NY);
- Stephen J. Hadley (Bush national security adviser)
- Carlos Gutierrez (Bush’s commerce secretary)
- James B. Comey (Bush Justice Department)
- David A. Stockman,(Ronald Reagan’s budget director)
- Deborah Pryce (R-OH) (retired House member who was part of the Republican leadership)
These conservatives join Ted Olson, who argued on behalf on George W. Bush before the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore and served as his solicitor general, and is now part of the counsel of record arguing for same-sex marriage.
Moreover, major companies such as Apple, Intel, Facebook, and eBay have united to pen an amicus brief in favor of same-sex marriage, arguing that bans on same-sex marriage hurt the economy.