[Kevin Curry]

In the Lawrence v Texas case decided June 26, Justice Anthony Kennedy gave as a reason for overturning a Supreme Court ruling of 17 years earlier upholding sodomy laws that it was devoid of any reliance on the views of a "wider civilization."

Tell me again, tpaine: how are these champions of sodomy going to decide with respect to the RKBA?

These unelected nanny government buttinskis are your heroes, tpaine--not mine.

[jwalsh07]

To:Antiguv

From the majority in Lawrence vs Texas

The European Court of Human Rights has followed not Bowers but its own decision in Dudgeon v. United Kingdom. See P. G. & J. H. v. United Kingdom, App. No. 00044787/98, ¶ ;56 (Eur. Ct. H. R., Sept. 25, 2001); Modinos v. Cyprus, 259 Eur. Ct. H. R. (1993); Norris v. Ireland, 142 Eur. Ct. H. R. (1988).

Certainly he did unless the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Ireland are the 51, 52 and 53 states.

He also cited Mary Robinsons amicus brief. Did Burger?

13 posted on 07/03/2003 2:38 PM EDT by jwalsh07