Hot off the presses, from the majority opinion that overturned Texas' ban on homosexual sex: "It must be acknowledged, of course, that the Court in Bowers was making the broader point that for centuries there have been powerful voices to condemn homosexual conduct as immoral. The condemnation has been shaped by religious beliefs, conceptions of right and acceptable behavior, and respect for the traditional family. For many persons these are not trivial concerns but profound and deep convictions accepted as ethical and moral principles to which they aspire and which thus determine the course of their lives. These considerations do not answer the question before us, however. The issue is whether the majority may use the power of the State to enforce these views on the whole society through operation of the crimi- nal law. Our obligation is to define the liberty of all, not to mandate our own moral code. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, 505 U. S. 833, 850 (1992) "Liberty of all", damn that feels good. |