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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Jul 4, 2009 11:05:53 GMT -5
SPH, Re: your question regarding void for vagueness and equal protection issues with DC and MICH adultery criminal statutes, you are probably correct. However, since these "crimes" are not prosecuted, it is not likely that any case will ever be presented to assert these issues on appeal leading to the resolution of any Constitutional issues presented. Remember, Virginia's statute banning interracial marriage was not struck down by the Supremes until 1967 because a case did not present itself to the Supremes to address the issue until Loving v. Virginia and that married couple's willingness to take that issue all the way to the Supreme Court. Thanks SS, that's what I figured.
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Jul 4, 2009 13:34:11 GMT -5
You know why it's not private? Because it's not sincere and because she's not forgiving him. It's over - no sane man calls some other woman his soulmate if he wants to reconcile with his wife, and no wife who wants her husband back would be putting out statements to try to put the hammer on her husband's political career. They are playing a public I-can-out-Christian/BibleQuote your public statement in the press - it's sort of a "Bless Your Heart"-fest of Southern passive-aggressive gentility. Her statement is her attempt to stick it to him for the "soulmate" comment the day before. All this said, I'm amazed he got elected to dog-catcher. She's obviously the brains of the duo. Wish I was as gifted as you in knowing what's in the minds and hearts of people.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jul 5, 2009 22:42:04 GMT -5
Austin - just wanted a clarification. Wouldn't a criminalization of "lewd" conduct be void for vagueness? Wouldn't the DC and Michigan classifications violate equal protection? Didn't the Supreme court rule that there was a right to private consensual sodomy with regard to homosexual couples (and arguably with regard to heterosexuals)? SPH: Sorry, didn't see your question until just now. SSHoya did a fine job of answering it, but thought I'd add that, arguably, the answer to your first two questions is yes. WRT the last question, thanks for bringing up that embarrasment to the State of Texas. You may be interested to know that our state legislators refused, again, to take the law that was struck down in Lawrence off the books this past session. Though impotent, it remains in the Texas Penal Code under the heading "Homosexual Conduct."
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Jul 16, 2009 22:58:02 GMT -5
Huffington Post or some affiliated source appears to have caught up with the mistress in Buenos Aires. In other news, Governor Sanford is on vacation at this time.
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