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To: Kevin Curry
Libertarians are cheering the usurpation of the legislative powers reserved to the states by an all-powerful federal governmental body.

With all due respect KC, there's nothing specifically in the Texas Constitution about sodomy, but indecency with children and sexual assault are still defined as violent felonies. The Texas Constitution similar language as the 4th Amendment in its Bill of Rights (The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions, from all unreasonable seizures or searches, and no warrant to search any place, or to seize any person or thing, shall issue without describing them as near as may be, nor without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation) and are guaranteed equal rights (All free men, when they form a social compact, have equal rights, and no man, or set of men, is entitled to exclusive separate public emoluments, or privileges, but in consideration of public services) and protection (Equality under the law shall not be denied or abridged because of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin.) under law.

Had a married couple been found in flagrante delicto by the police when searching the wrong house, nothing would have happened to them. This is a right to equal protection under law and to be secure in their persons and houses.

421 posted on 06/26/2003 9:15:00 AM PDT by Liberal Classic (Quemadmoeum gladis nemeinum occidit, occidentis telum est.)
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To: Liberal Classic
This is a right to equal protection under law

This wasn't decided on equal protection grounds, chum.

and to be secure in their persons and houses.

News: even before the decision there was no sex police squad bugging people's bedrooms.

427 posted on 06/26/2003 9:17:19 AM PDT by The Red Zone
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To: Liberal Classic
This is a right to equal protection under law and to be secure in their persons and houses.

There you go with those "fact" things again. Everyone knows this is a thread to bash Libertarians and to try and paint anyone who approves of this decision as a rapist and a child molestor.

476 posted on 06/26/2003 9:30:32 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (For an Evil Super Genius, you aren't too bright are you?)
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