Re: MD The Transformation of Privacy

From: johnny moral (johnnymoral@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Jul 02 2003 - 01:55:34 BST

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    Hi Scott,

    >Johnny,
    > > I've never been a stickler for legal consistency, I feel that the
    > > legistature can make whatever laws it wants, regardless of the "logic"
    >or
    > > consistency. This court is saying Texas's morals aren't the country's
    > > morals, and therefore we will impose the country's morals (or actually,
    >the
    > > court's elitist cosmopolitian dinner-party media-ready morals).
    >
    >I believe the court is saying that the morals of a majority of Texans
    >should
    >not restrict the private actions of a minority of Texans, when those
    >private
    >actions do not have non-private consequences. It's not about Texas versus
    >the rest of the country, but about protecting a minority within Texas.
    >
    >- Scott

    Yes, but as Scalia dissented, all laws do that. And there are great public
    consequences, as well as great private consequences. Don't forget that the
    public is made up of those private people, so it is impossible for a private
    person to do something without effecting the public, since he is part of the
    public.

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