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To: NewJerseyRepublican
As Scalia warns, and warns mightily, in his dissent, this ruling stikes down many more than just sodomy laws. There is now a claim to be made by the majority's theories that all laws outlawing any forms of sex are defunct.

But beyond that warning of Justice Scalia's, what would stop it there. A anarchy of Liberty is King today. No laws may restrict personal behaviour carried on in private, or even kept "discrete" in public.

As I read it ...

All private Gambling of all forms has just been made legal.

The Drug laws -- excluding of public intoxication -- all struck down.

Prostitution -- as long as keep discrete in public, or in private -- legal in fifty states and all territories.

Bigamy? OKAY!

GROUP Marriage? LEGAL!

Incest between adults? The Supremes have spake: "Go to it!"

The terms of copyright and patent have just been set to Zero days -- as long as one keeps it private.

214 posted on 06/26/2003 3:43:41 PM PDT by bvw
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To: bvw
And I'm sticking with an earlier comment I made.

This ruling also makes Income Tax, and tax truly "voluntary" -- as long as two consenting adults agree to something in private, the state has no review.

Abortion, suicide pacts, euthanasia -- all legal under today's ruling. Selling your children -- fine. (As long as they are not slaves, of course.)

Extreme amoral libertarianism has just become rule of the land.

215 posted on 06/26/2003 3:50:52 PM PDT by bvw
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To: bvw
As I read it ... All private Gambling of all forms has just been made legal. The Drug laws -- excluding of public intoxication -- all struck down. Prostitution -- as long as keep discrete in public, or in private -- legal in fifty states and all territories. Bigamy? OKAY! GROUP Marriage? LEGAL! Incest between adults? The Supremes have spake: "Go to it!" The terms of copyright and patent have just been set to Zero days -- as long as one keeps it private.

Not bad. You were on a roll until that last one. No reason to alter copyright law. It's not the same thing.
And public intox should be fine, as long as you aren't driving or causing a problem. Some of us can get plastered and not start fights or try to drive.

222 posted on 06/26/2003 6:52:51 PM PDT by DAnconia55
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