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...Texas law against homosexual sodomy is unconstitutional [NATION, July 7]. I hope the court will address other such laws that violate the privacy of adult citizens. There should be no law against private sexual activities. The Supreme Court was not taking sides in a cultural war, as Justice Antonin Scalia claimed in his dissenting opinion. The court was doing its job of protecting the right of privacy for every citizen in this country. Homosexuals are citizens just like Scalia, with all the attendant rights and privileges. COLLEEN GUERNSEY Toledo, Ohio...
...Family Law Center in Sacramento, Calif. "[As a result] I predict the already enormously powerful gay political lobby in our state will consolidate its power further, and that every item on its agenda is going to get pushed through." The dissenters on the high court, led by Justice Antonin Scalia, charged that the majority grounded its decision not in the Constitution or the law but in the climate of the times. By inventing a brand-new constitutional right, they were ignoring the right of citizens in a democracy to pass laws that reflect their values without having courts overrule them...
...clear...that the court has taken sides in the culture war," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote last week in his abrasive dissent from the Supreme Court's decision to decriminalize homosexuality. Excuse me, but what culture war? Yes, yes, I know that the extremists of the left and right have been bleating about the moral depredations of their opponents for decades (and raising lots of money off those differences). And, yes, I would guess that 72.3% of all yelling that takes place on political talk shows is focused upon "cultural" issues like homosexuality, affirmative action and abortion. But that is show...
Especially after Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas joined the court, giving him two firm allies, Rehnquist spearheaded a determined effort to stem--and roll back--the liberal advances made by the Warren and Burger courts. In many ways it worked. Affirmative action is more difficult to implement now. The barrier between church and state is more porous. Convicted criminals have a much harder time getting multiple appeals heard in federal courts. But Rehnquist's most enduring legacy is in the less visible but crucial area of federalism--the balance of powers between Washington and the states. The Rehnquist court...
...clear ... that the court has taken sides in the culture war," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote last week in his abrasive dissent from the Supreme Court's decision to decriminalize homosexuality. Excuse me, but what culture war? Yes, yes, I know that the extremists of the left and right have been bleating about the moral depredations of their opponents for decades (and raising lots of money off those differences). And, yes, I would guess that 72.3% of all yelling that takes place on political talk shows is focused upon "cultural" issues like homosexuality, affirmative action and abortion. But that is show...