[longtermmemmory]

according to Lawrence adult incest should be legal.

Marriage is a public act and a public institution. Marriage is not a private act. Sex is a private act.

[asmith92008]

Actually, the justices in Lawrence deny that the implications of their ruling is to legalize adult incest. However, reading the language of their ruling, there is little doubt that it is just a matter of time until adult incest becomes legal.

Yet the public/private distinction lacks merit. If I torture puppies in a soundproof room, this is a private act. Yet most would likely agree that this is no reason to forbid this act.

Society has the right, and the obligation, to protect its traditional morality.