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I have to laugh at the liberals who seem to want to empower the government in all aspects of life but get mad when the government wants power over them. That is the collective mindset though.
The idea is to have the government protect our freedoms, not take them away.
Since I'm banned from turning down renting one of my apartments to gays sure they should have the power to ban oral and anal sex.
I don't see the logical connection between housing protections and the power to ban sodomy?
And I'm presuming here, but by your posting history, it seems you're in San Antonio. In Texas (outside of a few cities of which San Antonio isn't one I believe), the anti discrimination housing laws do not protect sexual orientation. Assuming my presumption is correct, you're free to reject prospective tenants for no other reason than that they're - or you suspect they are - gay.
I think personal rights like gay marriage, abortion, contraception, types of sex acts, legal age to marry, etc. should be country-wide.....not state by state.
This is the UNITED States......not 50 seperate little countries that should each establish their own version of basic, human rights.
This is one issue I never understand by the States rights crowd. While I get that the Federal Government has become incomprehensibly large, I also do not envision that the Founders ever intended the United States to be 50 independent countries in essence.
If almost everything was strictly controlled by States, can you imagine the disparity between Mississippi and Alabama vs. New York and California? The latter would be like Western Europe, while the former would be like the Middle East.
If we ever see a return to anti-sodomy laws, it would most likely happen the same way that FDA regulation of cigarettes did. It would be justified on the grounds that health costs are too much of a drain on the public treasury.
It seems unlikely now but suppose a new STD were to emerge even worse than HIV. With ObamaCare now law of the land there would be great pressure to control costs by putting in "reasonable, common sense" regulations on oral and anal sex practices. And enforcement of the regs would "create jobs" don't cha know.
Well, vaginal sex has a much higher risk of HIV than oral, so would you advocate regulating that too?
Well, we know Marcus is a closeted gay. Absolutely no question. No body that effeminate, with that much hatred for gays, and who even sets off Cher's gaydar is straight. I don't buy it for one second.
By "some states have already tried," do you mean "every single state at one point did?" - because that's the reality. Oh, and both Pennsylvania and New York sodomy laws were reversed in 1980 by judicial action.
And I assure you essentially every liberal here remembers Lawrence v. Texas - a ruling (still) derided by many conservatives (see Santorum, Cain, Bachmann, Perry). The Concerned Women for America, Family Research Council, Liberty Counsel, Center for the Original Intent of the Constitution, and many other conservative groups submitted briefs in support of the Texas law. Many state Republican parties (including Texas's) still have as part of their official platforms a vow to re-criminalize sodomy.
Ironic considering over 40% of heterosexuals engage in anal sex, and that number is rising. I'm guessing at least 80% engage in oral.
Anybody who turns down renters solely because they are gay are complete and utter trash. Wonder if they are afraid the gay will wash off on them? Pathetic.
37 states allow gays to be denied housing legally. So perhaps plwhit should move to one of those states if he doesn't already live there. Although I still think he should move to Iran, where I believe he'd be much happier and could even join the gay hanging celebrations, seeing as he hates gays so much.
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