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From: girard@osu-cgrg.UUCP (michael girard)
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Subject: Re: Re: Supreme Court Ruling on Sodomy
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Date: Fri, 11-Jul-86 05:03:44 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 11 05:03:44 1986
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  In discussing the recent supreme court ruling regarding sodomy,
the discussion on the net became an argument about homosexuality:

> I never said it would stop homosexual activity.  But maybe it'll make them
> think about it a little more.  Maybe it'll serve as a guideline for those
> youngsters in society and make them turn away from homosexual activities.
> 
> >
> >Well, syphilis and gonorrhea are spread mainly by heterosexuals. If we
> >decrease the amount of heterosexual activity.....hmmm!   
> >

       Heterosexuals also engage in oral sex (which is legally
considered to be "sodomy") for obvious reasons. From a logical
standpoint, the issue should be:

     1. Is sodomy harmful?
     2. If is is, does the government have the right to legislate against
        sodomy in order to protect society from its harmful effects?

  For example, murder is harmful and society should be protected. Cigarette
smoking is harmful, but individuals are permitted to make their own decision.
But sodomy is not even harmful (in fact "oral sex" is a safe method for birth
control). Therefore, the second question is not relevant.

        Frankly, I'm stunned that such blatent puritanical 
laws are being upheld by the supreme court. Logic has been cast aside
by the reactionary backlash.  

        Of course, thinking has never been one of their better skills. 
Hate and pride have locked their minds into a vicious, irrational state.

     ---Michael