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Prepare to be challenged by some of the Libertarians here. They are thrilled with this decision. Some of them seem to think Reagan himself would applaud this decision.
While I agree the government should not be in our bedrooms, I don't like this decision at all. The Supremes should have refused this case in the first place!

The Supremes should have refused this case in the first place!

The majority wanted to hand down a "gay is okay" decision so they could get invited to Caroline Kennedy's next fabulous party.

While I agree the government should not be in our bedrooms, I don't like this decision at all.

And that's basically what all the handwringing comes down to. A lot of conservatives would agree that the government has no place in your bedroom, but they want to keep gays in their place also. Those two desires are dischordant, or at least hypocritical.

As someone posted to me yesterday, "Regardless of the legal correctness..." In other words, most people know the sodomy statute was wrong, but how else to keep them gay people from scaring the horses. Conservatives are distraught over the cultural implications of this decision.

So which is worse? To live with bad law or to allow too much liberty?