Fredric Markus wrote: > What local impact will the Supreme Court decision striking > down sodomy laws have in Minneapolis?
None. If you read the analyses you'll see that this was a social statement (in much the same way as the Affirmative Action decision) with little impact generally on individual rights or freedoms. Pay attention to the fact that the decision was based on an implied right of privacy not on equal protection. Read between the lines and you'll see that the Court left itself a way to rule against Gay marriages. The Court is not leading the way, it's just taking small socially acceptable steps. They've decriminalized homosexuality, they haven't given it any "public" protection. Sooner or later Gays will realize that they have to focus on human rights, not gay rights. Reports of the demise of official prejudice are a little premature. Michael Atherton Prospect Park TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
