June 28, 2003

Stoopid Texans

What disturbed me about the Supreme Court ruling tossing out Texas' sodomy law is that it ignored that state's ability to self-govern. I see the issue a little differently than the civil rights battle of the 60s because those battles dealt with post-Civil War constitutional amendments. In the case of homosexuality, there is no mention of it in the constitution and the court had to use a right to privacy that's only implied in the document.

ScrappleFace offers a good laugh while taking the Lawrence and Garner v. Texas ruling to a logical conclusion.

"Supreme Court: Texans Too Stupid To Rule State" [via PrestoPundit]