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snowybirdie
(5,728 posts)1. His first wife
Also, was on the plane that hit the Pentagon on 9/11
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LetMyPeopleVote
(156,021 posts)2. May he rest in peace
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Hekate
(95,494 posts)3. Olsen argued on behalf of same-sex marriage before SCOTUS. Rest in Peace, sir.
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question everything
(49,215 posts)5. dupe
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rpannier
(24,598 posts)6. My father knew him. They graduated from the same law school class at Berkeley
He was a really smart guy.
Quite personable
The direction that Federalist Society has gone the past decade was a source of consternation for him
He was a libertarian at heart. Had little interest in authoritarianism
Small Fact: He was a believer in same sex marriage back in the 60s.
He believed that for government, marriage was about the contract and dispersal of property.
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Miguelito Loveless
(4,728 posts)7. Ultimately the evil he did in 2000
will undo any of the good he did on gay marriage.
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