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To: Geritol
In Colonial America, adultery and fornication (pre-marital sex) were against the law. We have struck the laws that we consider an intolerable imposition on our individual Liberties, and argue in favor of laws that limit the activities of others.
115 posted on 05/11/2003 12:10:05 PM PDT by Luis Gonzalez (Most goldminers used to blame stuff on the ass.)
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To: Luis Gonzalez
We have struck the laws that we consider an intolerable imposition on our individual Liberties

That's the point I've been trying to make. The cost of such intrusive laws is high in terms of individual liberty, while the benefit to society of laws regulating sodomy is dubious. The state cannot prove a compelling public interest in regulating its citizens' sexual activities, where such regulation is accompanied by such a direct threat to freedom, are so selectively enforced, and are inherently antagonistic to our Fourth Amendment rights.

If sexual "deviancy" offends God, then let its practicioners take it up with Him. I want no part of judging peoples' bedroom antics, lest they be empowered to judge mine.

124 posted on 05/11/2003 2:16:00 PM PDT by IronJack
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