Hello Slippery Slope
This isn't a good enough reason to overturn the recent gay marriage/sex judicial decisions, but it'll sure give creedence to the far Right's slippery slope argument. Utah Polygamist Invokes Ruling on Gay Sex.
The nation's high court in June struck down a Texas sodomy law, ruling that what gay men and women do in the privacy of their homes is no business of government. It's no different for polygamists, argued Tom Green's attorney, John Bucher, to the Utah Supreme Court. "It doesn't bother anyone, (and with) no compelling state interest in what you do in your own home with consenting adults, you should be allowed to do so," Bucher said.
I actually think Green has this one correct. I can remember plenty of folks complaining about the Texas sodomy case - not because of the ruling - but because of the basis of the ruling. By relying on privacy issues rather than equal protection, the Texas Supreme Court opened up a huge can of worms - and here they are.
The nation's high court in June struck down a Texas sodomy law, ruling that what gay men and women do in the privacy of their homes is no business of government. It's no different for polygamists, argued Tom Green's attorney, John Bucher, to the Utah Supreme Court. "It doesn't bother anyone, (and with) no compelling state interest in what you do in your own home with consenting adults, you should be allowed to do so," Bucher said.
I actually think Green has this one correct. I can remember plenty of folks complaining about the Texas sodomy case - not because of the ruling - but because of the basis of the ruling. By relying on privacy issues rather than equal protection, the Texas Supreme Court opened up a huge can of worms - and here they are.
# | December 02, 2003