[Burkeman1]

The author of this is so glaringly ingonorant of both law and even the fundamentals of our constitution that I won't even bother responding. I find it funny that he appeals to the founding fathers and their notions of rights in his lame attempt to say that a "right to privacy" exists. The founding fathers wrote the constitution and they would be shocked indeed to find out that they nullify local sodomy and abortion laws. Only an ignorant fool (as this author) is or an outright liar can write such nonsense.

What is worse is that he actually sites the ninth amendment!

[templar]

What is worse is that he actually sites the ninth amendment!

So what do you say the 9th means? Does it refer to rights of the people not actually specified in the constitution or to something else? Why wouldn't it be referring to a right to privacy of the people? Or does "people" refer to a collective right and not an individual right?

[Russ]

Let's see, which of the two (Scalia or Jay Bookman) has spent more time studying the constitution? I prefer to rely on the wisdom of Justice Scalia on matters of constitutional law over a know-it-all two-bit liberal writer.

But that's just my opinion...

[solomangrundy]

Will you be one of the first to volunteer the installation of a government-monitored camera in your bedroom? If this test installation goes well, then a universal building requirement that cameras be installed in all residences could begin. Surely, since you are so adamant that we have no right to privacy and that the government has a vested interest in preventing any illegal activity in bedrooms or other areas of our homes, you will no doubt gladly volunteer for this important advance in Homeland Security.

[robertpaulsen]

One other thing. The Constitution of our Founding Fathers cited by the author did not include the 14th amendment (obviously) which applied much of the BOR to the states.

The U.S. Constitution was written to restrain the Federal government, not the states. The sodomy law was a state law, and our founding fathers would have ignored it.