Supreme Court to Decide on Texas Sodomy Law

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2003-03-26 06:19pm

Alright, you guys have made some good points. Concession granted, I'll have to re evaluate my beliefs.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-03-26 06:24pm

Ender wrote:Alright, you guys have made some good points. Concession granted, I'll have to re evaluate my beliefs.

Jesus Harold Christ, that takes more strength than people realise. We could use more people like you, Ender. Mah hat's off!

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2003-03-26 06:26pm

Ender wrote:Alright, you guys have made some good points. Concession granted, I'll have to re evaluate my beliefs.

As Frank Hipper, that is very good of you. Were not trying to badger you, just give you alternate views on the subject.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-03-26 06:49pm

Ender wrote:Alright, you guys have made some good points. Concession granted, I'll have to re evaluate my beliefs.

Wow. That was unexpected. I'm glad I didn't flame you now.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-03-26 06:50pm

Very cool Ender. You've shown A TON more courage than the vast majority of folks when it comes to debates.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-03-26 07:05pm

I personally have been following this one....Thnks ACLU

Ender, you have the balls to admit when you are wrong...good

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2003-03-26 07:35pm

Y'know, if I lived in Texas, I would be MORE than happy to be caught fucking another dude. In fact, I'd make a show of it. And if they arrest me for it and throw me in prison, THAT'S JUST FINE BY ME! I mean hey, apparently some of the best sodomy happens behind bars anyway.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-03-26 08:18pm

Queeb Salaron wrote:Y'know, if I lived in Texas, I would be MORE than happy to be caught fucking another dude. In fact, I'd make a show of it. And if they arrest me for it and throw me in prison, THAT'S JUST FINE BY ME! I mean hey, apparently some of the best sodomy happens behind bars anyway.

Some of the best PORNO happens behind bars, but from what I'm told, there isn't nearly as much sex in prison as we're led to think.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-03-26 08:27pm

Frank Hipper wrote:
Queeb Salaron wrote:Y'know, if I lived in Texas, I would be MORE than happy to be caught fucking another dude. In fact, I'd make a show of it. And if they arrest me for it and throw me in prison, THAT'S JUST FINE BY ME! I mean hey, apparently some of the best sodomy happens behind bars anyway.
Some of the best PORNO happens behind bars, but from what I'm told, there isn't nearly as much sex in prison as we're led to think.

Is that because there aren't as many bubbas per capita in prison as thought by others?

As for this story, it's unjust to have a law punishing a victimless crime such as consenting sodomy between two people. It gets worse when someone uses that same law to discriminate against groups they don't particularly like.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-03-26 08:30pm

Hopefully this will get a fundamentally unjust law overturned. As Stravo said courts generally don't cases from cases unless they intend to overturn them, doubly so for the Supreme Court.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-03-26 09:25pm

I think the law has a very good chance of being overturned this time. The Cato Institute and the Institute for Justice have filed friend of the court briefs - The Institute for Justice wasn't around in '86 and the Cato Institute wasn't filing legal briefs - and a coupled of the Supreme Court Justices are libertarian-constitutionalists and may be more inclined to listen to that line of argument, which could produce the necessary margin.