Prop 8 Trial Re-enactment, Day 4 Chapter 2

Day 4 Chapter 2 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

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[orgay3]

Thx for doing this!! :)

[rica0666]

Thank you for this :)

Even if it still needs some editing i know it is die to the low budget, short time, and not much preparation before the actors really get the script. I do not mind the editing needed as long as you can get the videos to me fast :)

[kenballer00]

@grappleaddict

Besides, Even if experts could show that the economy boost would ultimately help the country in the end, the overall economic impact of same sex marriage is pure speculation and predictions. However, the specific governmental budgetary impact is almost guaranteed. At best, it is a zero-sum argument that cancels itself out making it a non-argument.

[kenballer00]

@grappl

I beg to differ.

Including same sex couples into the legal definition of marriage would indeed increase the tax burden. Married couples typically pick up over 1,000 responsibilities, benefits and rights from the federal government and hundreds from their state government. Granting new social security survivor benefits to gay partners and others would cost the federal government billions of dollars. Less money will be available to support other important government programs as well.

[poetaviolinista]

Regarding @1:12:00 his argument is ludicrous. If anything, a simple explanation for a decrease in opposite-marriages is probably due to the miles of lines there were in the registrar's offices throughout the counties. I'm sure if they added up the marriages total they'd be around the same number or more during that same period. I facepalmed profusely.

[grappleaddict]

Cross-examination has a pretty tough row to hoe on this guy because his argument can help the prosecution but can't hurt them. It's a nice feather in their cap if they show there will be a positive economic impact, but a negative economic impact isn't a reason to deny a civil right. The proponents can't even give a compelling argument that there will be a negative economic impact; they're left with arguing about the degree of positive impact.

[theboombody]

@bluesox4113 More power to you. You can probably make it through my rambling G-rated agenda video too.

[bluesox4113]

@theboombody

I can. And have.

[theboombody]

Who can watch all this crud?

[rg0057]

Off topic, but

Did we spot Jim Abele (Dr. Egan) in the current Cialis ad?