[moondoggie]

I saw several posts while lurking in various newsgroups and the gay reaction is....they're glad Foley has been outed!

As far as Foley's crime goes....not much being said about that.

[carrier-aviator]

Of coure they're glad. Gays detest anyone in the closet, especially Republicans...because they consider it to be hypocritical. So much for embracing all people "of their kind."

[tobyhill]

I was researching all the child predator federal laws on explicit but not pornographic material and all of them up until July '06 have been ruled unconstitutional or sent back to the lower courts. The courts also ruled that the Feds were prohibited from enforcing the laws sent back for review. In July of '06 the President signed the Adam Walsh bill with Foley's punishment amendments. If the courts ruled the new law is constitutional then unless Foley sent "luring or explicit" e-mails on or after that date they can't retroactively prosecute him for his doings.