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To: Protagoras
It's not vague. It says that sexual behavior is none of the government's business. Pretty clear.

Are you referring to the Constitution? What about the States' authority to enact laws that govern sexual behavior? Are of you of the opinion that isn't allowed either?

If that is your stance, what have you to say about the fact that at the time the original documents of this country were written, there were state's laws on the books (for instance) criminalizing sodomy, with quite severe punishments, and for 150 years no one considered such laws unconstitutional?

14 posted on 09/03/2003 9:32:17 AM PDT by First Amendment
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To: pram
Are you referring to the Constitution?

Nope. But it is what THEY are saying.

What about the States' authority to enact laws that govern sexual behavior?

I don't think that any such moral authority exists. I leave the legalisms to others.

Are of you of the opinion that isn't allowed either?

Shouldn't is the proper description of my opinion.

18 posted on 09/03/2003 9:46:50 AM PDT by Protagoras (Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.)
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