Supreme Court Rules Sodomy Ban Unconstitutional

Today the Supreme Court ruled that governments do not have the authority to outlaw sodomy or punish those who “commit” it. This is a great boost for gay Americans who, in some states, can be prosecuted for consensual sex in the privacy of their own homes. Texas officials (the defendants in the case) claim that the Texas sodomy ban protects “institutions of marriage and family” and that “communities have the right to choose their own standards” this is clearly false as the actions of two people in their own homes has no affect whatsoever on the institutions or marriage or family. My neighbors do not suddenly evaporate or get divorced because I choose to live a certain way.

Furthermore, any law that attempts to regulate the morals of a community is completely beyond the authority of government within the US framework of democracy. The job of government as articulated by the founders of the US is to protect the physical well-being of American citizens, they did not intend the government to involve itself in matters of conscience, morals, or religion. Quite the contrary, they made explicit the separation of church and state and further guaranteed the right to privacy and the right to be left alone.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this matter, email me and let me know what you think.