In
a case that made most of us wonder, “Is this still an issue?” and the Supreme
Court tell Virginia’s Attorney General and Candidate for Governor Ken
Cuccinelli, “No, it is not still an issue,” it came down today that consensual
sodomy is legal in the United States.
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| Ken Cuccinelli: Guy who wanted to outlaw oral sex |
Years
after the landmark case of Lawrence vs. Texas, in which the Supreme Court ruled
that consensual sodomy (anal and oral sex) between adults is legal, a man in
Virginia was arrested for violation of Virginia’s sodomy law. A federal judge threw the case out, citing
Lawrence v. Texas. That wasn’t enough
for Ken Cuccinelli, who asked the US Supreme Court to hear the case and overturn
it.
While
the details of the present case against William Scott MacDonald (accused of
criminal solicitation for allegedly demanding oral sex from a 17 year old girl)
are much more salacious, the underlying conviction for sodomy was the same.
The
Supreme Court, by refusing to hear an the appeal, left in place the trial judge’s
ruling and basically told everyone we are in the 21st century and
oral and anal sex are not illegal and to get over it.
Story
cite, Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/07/supreme-court-virginia-sodomy-law_n_4057293.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037
Prior
coverage: www.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-anti-sodomy-law-overturned-in-colonial-heights-case/article_14f16891-33b7-5f10-89fc-4ee329ea24ff.html
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