[redangus]

If you read Justice Kennedy's majority opinion you will very seriously think they might do just that. He makes it very clear that history, religion, tradition or majority opinion are not grounds for prohibiting what most consider abnormal and immoral behavior. Within 24hrs. of the Lawrence case a Kansas court struck down the decision against an 18 year old boy who had sex with a 15 year old boy. It seems to me that it is now just a matter of age. If 18 is all right how about 21 or 25. And if 15 is all right then why not 13 or 10. After all age is such a relative thing. Based on Kennedy's opinion what are the grounds for ruling against pedophilia. I fully expect NAMBLA to start a case through the courts in the not too distant future. You may not want to think of such things, but hoping they won't come to pass won't stop them.

[tdadams]

I fully expect NAMBLA to start a case through the courts in the not too distant future.

Better not hold your breath.

[MattAMiller]

If you read Justice Kennedy's majority opinion you will very seriously think they might do just that. He makes it very clear that history, religion, tradition or majority opinion are not grounds for prohibiting what most consider abnormal and immoral behavior.

I certainly don't base my opinion of pedophilia on history, tradition, religion, or majority opinion. I base my opinion on the harm it does.

Within 24hrs. of the Lawrence case a Kansas court struck down the decision against an 18 year old boy who had sex with a 15 year old boy.

They struck down the sentence, not the conviction, because the sentencing laws differentiated between homosexual and heterosexual conduct. If the 18-year-old had had sex with a 14-year-old girl he would have at most served 15 months rather than the three years he did serve, and certainly not the 16 years he was sentenced to.