[Torie]

Santorum is basically against all sex acts outside of marriage, and wants to make them all illegal, because they "undermine the family." The man is an extremist. Few agree with that point of view.

Regarding the right of privacy, polygamy and bigamy are legal states, not sex acts, and inapposite. One could reasonably argue there is a compelling state interest ban incest that trumps the privacy right, that does not obtain to banning sodomy.

I think Santorum's career may well end with his current term. It certainly should. JMO.

[Kuksool]

Pretty soon the liberal media will brand Santorum as the new Jesse Helms.

[maica]

Santorum is warning against having the Supreme Court create a new 'right.' We look at a proposed law or regulation or ruling with an attitude of 'commom sense.'

Persons or groups with agendas take a 'common sense' ruling and stretch it to absurdity.

That is what Senator Santorum was commenting on. He was not asking for a ruling based on his religious outlook. He was asking that the Supreme Court NOT rule on the issue before it.

[AveMaria]

[.....Regarding the right of privacy, polygamy and bigamy are legal states, not sex acts, and inapposite....]

In some parts of Utah (especially near the border with Arizona), there are many men who live polygamous lives, although their "marriages" are not formally recognized by the state of Utah or the federal government. The state of Utah has anti-polygamy laws on the books, although they are rarely enforced.

But in the other 49 states of the country, anti-polygamy laws are strictly and rigorously enforced, and in spite of the fact that such "marriages" are not officially recognized, polygamists go to jail, anyway.

When a state enforces laws against polygamy (despite the fact that American polygamists only recognize their unions within their religious traditions), the state is undertaking an action similar to enforcement of sodomy laws.

The overturning of such laws should be left to the legislative process.