The Big Palmetto Fail

Waldo has made the case repeatedly, over the last six years, that South Carolina's political/business class is holdig the state's economy back by constantly finding ways to be on the wrong side of history, and by fostering attitudes that make South Carolina a hostile place for some (remember "South Carolina is so gay?")

Now a collection of one hundred American corporations have entered the Supreme Court's marriage equality debate with an amicus brief that notes:

In addition to the compelling constitutional case,
there is a very strong business case for recognizing
the rights of same-sex couples to marry. By singling
out same-sex couples for unequal treatment, laws
like Proposition 8 can impede business efforts to
recruit, hire, and retain the best workers in an
environment that enables them to perform at their
best. Under Proposition 8, individuals in same-sex
couples are denied the happiness and security that
comes from marrying one’s loved one. This deprives
those individuals from enjoying the many emotional,
psychological, physical, and economic advantages
that come from marriage—which may make content
and satisfied individuals into happy and productive
employees. Proposition 8 also interposes an obstacle
to recruiting and retaining the best and the brightest
when those potential recruits or employees are
members of a same-sex couple. Such individuals
may forgo the opportunity to work in California, and
prefer other states (like Iowa, New York and
Massachusetts) or other nations (like Spain, Sweden,
Denmark, the Netherlands, Portugal, or Belgium)
where they can be married and obtain equal
treatment and respect under the law.

The full brief is here. For access to all the briefs of amici favoring equality click here.