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Originally Posted by guy44
alansmithee, my point is that because the right to engage in gay sex or sodomy is NOT a bad thing, unlike child molestation or domestic abuse, sodomy laws are overly intrusive. The question isn't whether the government has any right to interfere with individuals, but where we draw the line. We once allowed slavery; we've since drawn the line past that. And I'm saying that any decent human being would place that line beyond the place where sodomy laws exist.
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And my point is that your line is arbitrary and has no more merit than any other point. I think that many decent people could easily be in favor of banning sodomy, just as decent people are in favor of banning child molestation. The issue isn't as decided as you (and others) would like it to be.