Patt Morrison Tues 3/3

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

1:00 – 1:40

OPEN

 

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

I Want a Divorce (Oh wait, After the Recession)

Breaking up is almost always hard to do.  It’s even harder during a recession. A couple’s house is usually their biggest marital asset. But with the lousy real estate market and tumbling economy, many couples say they can’t afford to split up.  So what if you can't bear your spouse, but family income isn't sufficient to support two households?  Some “couples” are separated, but continue to reside together in the family home. How do they pull it off?  And is this a good idea?

 

Guests:

TBD

 

 

[NPR NEWS]

 

2:00 – 2:40

Prop 8 in Court Again

Proposition eight goes to court this week, to the same court that had earlier ruled that gay marriage is legal in California.  What'll be happening in front of the justices of the state supreme court?  And could their decisions also affect the marriages that, to all appearances, were legally conducted last year.  The same-sex marriage ban was voted in November; could it be thrown out on constitutional grounds by this summer? 

 

Guests:

ARGUING AGAINST UPHOLDING PROP 8

Mark Rosenbaum, Legal Director of the Southern California ACLU

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• He helped frame and write the legal challenge to Prop. 8 that will be argued on March 5 by a coalition of civil-rights groups for which the ACLU is a co-counsel.

 

ARGUING FOR UPHOLDING PROP 8

John Eastman, Dean of Chapman University's School of Law

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• He wrote a legal brief in this case.

 

 Bob Egelko, reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle

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2:40 – 3:00

Gandhi's Possessions on the Auction Block

What would you pay for Gandhi's ubiquitous round, wire-rimmed glasses?  Or would you bid on them at all?  The recent offering of the independence leader's personal artifacts for sale has prompted the Indian government to step in and try to have the items taken off the auction block and preserved for the people of India. Are there things that just shouldn't have a price tag, regardless of the benefit to a good cause?  

 

Guests:

James Otis, owner of Gandhi artifacts that are being auctioned this week.

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TBD:  representative of auction house.