He dissented because he said the that Constitution does not allow children to buy something that their parents don’t want them to own. He’s right!!!
I figured as much (Thomas dissenting because parents have a right to set community standards for their children).
This is one of the areas where libertarians go too far. This isn’t about restricting the rights of adults to view whatever materials they want. It’s about the right of a majority of voters to pass laws regulating what minors can and cannot do.
They always say the parents are responsible, but they want to take away the power of parents to control their children. Anyone who has ever raised a child knows it’s absolutely impossible to monitor or train children for every possible circumstance. Children are expected to navigate our perverse culture unaffected, and if the children crash on the many hazards along the way—blame the parents! For example, libraries bear ZERO responsibility if a child goes in and surfs porn on the library computers. Yeah, parents are at fault, and society has absolutely no obligation to help them protect their children (even if a clear majority of the parents want to join together to help protect the children!).
Libertarians cheer this for some reason unbeknownst to me.