Day 3 Chapter 1 of the Proposition 8 Trial Re-enactment presented by MarriageTrial.com. Produced by John Ainsworth & John Ireland.
Edited by Michael Legge.
THE JUDGE
Vaughn Walker, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court portrayed by Ted Heyck
THE PLAINTIFFS
Paul Katami portrayed by Woody Schultz
Jeffrey Zarrillo portrayed by Bryan Cuprill
Kristin Perry portrayed by Kitty Swink
Sandy Stier portrayed by Tess Harper
THE PLAINTIFF ATTORNEYS
David Boies portrayed by Jack Laufer
Theodore Olson portrayed by Clyde FT Small
Theodore Boutrous portrayed by Peter Cassone
Christopher Dusseault portrayed by Jon Keel
Matthew McGill portrayed by Mark Doerr
Ethan Dettmer portrayed by Shawn Ryan
THE PLAINTIFF-INTERVENOR ATTORNEYS
Dennis Herrera, S.F. City Attorney portrayed by Matt Pittenger
Therese Stewart, S.F. Deputy City Attorney portrayed by Sarah Gaboury
Christine Van Aken, S.F. City Attorney Portayed by Kate McNeil
Danny Chou, S.F. City Attorney portrayed by Peter James Smith
S.F. City Attorney Ronald Flynn portrayed by Todd Waring
THE DEFENDANTS
Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Governor Does not appear at trial.
Edmund G. Brown, California Attorney General Does not appear at trial.
Linette Scott, Deputy Director of Health & Strategic Planning for the California Department of Public Health Does not appear at trial.
Patrick OConnell, Clerk-Recorder County of Alameda Does not appear at trial.
Dean Logan, Clerk-Recorder County of Los Angeles Does not appear at trial.
THE DEFENDANT ATTORNEY
Tamar Pachter, Deputy Attorney General portrayed by Susyn Duris
THE DEFENDANT-INTERVENOR ATTORNEYS
Charles Cooper portrayed by Julian Simmons
David Thompson portrayed by Scott Kradolfer
Nicole Moss portrayed by Judith Hoag
Howard Nielson portrayed by Jon Acosta
Brian Raum, Alliance Defense Fund portrayed by John Ainsworth
Andrew Pugno, Protect Marriage.com portrayed by Brian Poth
James Campbell, Alliance Defense Fund portrayed by Victor Warren
Terry Thompson, Attorney for William Tam portrayed by Tuc Watkins
Peter Patterson, Alliance Defense Fund portrayed by Len Cordova
Vincent McCarthy, American Center for Law & Justice portrayed by William Charlton
THE WITNESSES
Dr. Nancy Cott, Professor of History, Harvard University portrayed by Nicole Hoelle
Dr. George Chauncey, Professor of History, Yale University portrayed by John Ireland
Dr. Letitia Peplau Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles portrayed by Adrienne Barbeau
Edmund Egan, Chief Economist, City of San Francisco portrayed by Jim Abele
Dr. Ilan Meyer, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, portrayed by Arye Gross
Helen Zia, Journalist based in San Francisco, portrayed by Sachie Alessio Heath
Dr. Michael Lamb, Professor of Economics, Cambridge University, portrayed by Basil Smith
Jerry Sanders, Mayor, City of San Diego portrayed by Peter Jason
Dr. M.V. Lee Badgett, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, portrayed by Pamela Reed
Ryan Kendall, Conversion Therapy Survivor portrayed by Jarod Einsohn
Dr. Gary Segura, Professor of Political Science, Stanford University, portrayed by Sean Stanek
Hak-Shing William Tam, Businessman based in San Francisco, portrayed by Gedde Watanabe
Dr. Gregory M. Herek, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Davis, portrayed by Scott Lowell
Dr. Kenneth Miller, Assoc. Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College, portrayed by Kasey Mahaffy
David Blankenhorn, Founder & President, Institute for American Values, portrayed by Gregory Itzin
© 2010 by John Ireland Productions, LLC
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@poetaviolinista Obviously "an expansion" of the meaning is a change.
Marriage is the start of a family. Just because people get married AFTER they have kids, or at 60, or have kids and NEVER get married, does not deny the fact that the best environment for children to be raised in is where both the qualities of man and woman are represented in harmony and love. Our corrupt society can take jabs all day at how that doesn't happen, but it is a noble and worthy goal. We must protect it.
Goohuman 5 months ago
@Goohuman Go ahead and throw up. That would be hilarious.
It's not really changing the definition of a word. It's just an expansion to produce from it a more homogeneous society.
I obviously understand a physical separation. Are you talking about segregation? I believe I said discrimination.
poetaviolinista 5 months ago
@poetaviolinista Do you understand the difference between a physical separation (which the Blacks experienced) and the changing of the definition of a word? You have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. You do not have the right to change the meaning of a word that has so much meaning to our families. Go find your own word. How easy is that.
As for kissing, kiss all you want. I don't have to like it, and I have the right to throw up.
Goohuman 5 months ago
@Goohuman Not careless at all. Are you suggesting that being a homosexual deems me a non-citizen? That's funny.
No separate fountain, but no marriage. Which is a simple and basic thing that should be equal.
I laugh inside when people keep telling me I've been given so many rights and I should be grateful. To which I reply: there shouldn't have been any reason to enact into law something that makes me equal. It should've been already accepted.
Flaunt is funny. Straight people kiss. I can't?
poetaviolinista 5 months ago
@poetaviolinista Homosexuals have been throwing that word "discrimination" around very carelessly. There are no laws suggesting that homosexuals must drink from a separate fountain or are not allowed in some diners, etc. The only way homosexuals are separate from society is by behavior, not race, creed or gender. If you choose to flaunt your sexual preference in public, you have no right to force acceptance or even tolerance. If you behave like a citizen, you will be treated like one.
Goohuman 5 months ago
@Goohuman You can value it all you want as you want, but that doesn't mean we should be discriminated against. You don't have to marry a person of your same sex, thus holding onto your traditional meaning.
poetaviolinista 5 months ago
I'm not sure what point this attorney is trying to make.
TheDS4000 5 months ago
why they re-inacting this? seems like too much to memorize
SuperGilberto1977 7 months ago
You are all evolving into true joy, peace, and awareness.
MrBeautifulba1 1 year ago
... since that is all that will be decided. Let it be decided by the people. No judge can tell us what to believe or be happy with. For those states that choose "gay marriage" then so be it. They may find over time that they must then clarify what a "family" is as surrogates sue for custody or ancestry studies are done.
If those of us that value the traditional meanings of words are unwilling to compromise our beliefs, then we can move somewhere where we are welcome. And vise-versa.
Goohuman 1 year ago