[teach1st]

??If those activities are done in the privacy of ones home, how can they be regulated if you have the right to privacy that trumps the states right ?

Well, that was kind of my point. They shouldn't be. Nor should most sexual behavior between consenting adults be regulated.

If both heterosexuals and homosexuals have engaged in sodomy, bestiality, child sex, etc., how is it right to single out homosexual activity as "anti-family" that might further leas to the right to bigamy, etc, and not also apply that to heterosexual acts? It seem to me that Santorum is saying that sodomy is anti-family, but he is applying it only to homosexuals:

SANTORUM: We have laws in states, like the one at the Supreme Court right now, that has sodomy laws and they were there for a purpose. Because, again, I would argue, they undermine the basic tenets of our society and the family. And if the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything. Does that undermine the fabric of our society? I would argue yes, it does.

I believe that adultery, bigamy, and polygamy are fine between consenting adults, even though each would go against my personal values. (And, yes, I have broken that code of behavior by cheating on my wife when I was married. I'm not proud of it. Luckily, I wasn't arrested.) I'm not sure about incest, since it arguably directly affects others (any resulting children). I ma sure about this: Freedom is cool and should be protected, but I guess freedom can be unsettling to some. Freedom includes, in my opinion, the right to go against the mainstream's view of morality and the freedom to reject its religious views. The United States Constitution helps protect those with minority views against a tyranny of the majority. I believe we should strive to protect personal freedom as much as possible. A growing segment of the mainstream lately appears to be threatened by certain personal freedoms. I don't know why. If two men or two women want to go at it in private, it certainly doesn't threaten me or my values.

I wonder what "pro-family" sex would consist of. In some states I believe sodomy includes oral sex. Is oral sex pro or anti-family? Is oral sex only pro-family when performed by a legally married heterosexual couple or is it always anti-family (not leading directly to procreation)? Should the police arrest heterosexual couples observed engaging in this behavior in a state with laws against it, even if the police had entered the home for another reason? Or should they arrest only homosexual offenders?

Legislating against perceived "anti-family" sexual activity among consenting adults does limit personal freedom and it should be reviewed by the Supreme Court. Family values are best promoted by example.

[VRWC_minion]

,I>I believe that adultery, bigamy, and polygamy are fine between consenting adults

How do you know they ae consenting adults ? Shouldn't you just say between adults whether consenting or not ? The marriage contract acts as proof of consent.