The Lawrence decision gets us a lot closer to sex with children as a private choice. And, as we all know, privacy is a constitutional right.

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Your comment sounds extreme although it is true. The concept of childhood innocence and its inherent worth was mildly denigrated here a few days ago. 25% of the leftist base of the Democratic Party and nearly 100% of Libertarians are fixated on freedom without responsibility as a good in and of itself. The mantra, "who are you to judge" is their clarion call while common sense is thrown to the wind. Those on the liberal side love to speak of "chilling effects" while those on the right speak of 'slippery slopes' when discussing the possible results of policy proposals. The devaluation of life, the equivocation of hetero with homosexuality and the ongoing degradation of traditional mediating institutions while the state expands is a slippery slope which is having the chilling effect of mass desensitization which is occuring,(how's that for stringing cliches), mainly, among the "blue staters". 50 years ago the culprit in question would have been strung up or put away long enough for the inmate population to take care of him. If the 13 year sentence is progress...