Virginia lawmaker Bob Marshall on 'sodomy

[gerryh]

Here's another example of the bigotry and narrow mindedness rife inside the american gop.

U.S. News - Law experts challenge Virginia lawmaker Bob Marshall on 'sodomy is not a civil right' comment

 

[taxslave]

Following that goofball's logic no christian that believes that homosexuality is a sin could serve as a judge either for exactly the same reason.

 

[gopher]

sodomy may not be a civil right - but privacy is

If anyone in politics is going to deny that right to anyone there must be a compelling government interest in limiting it. From that article it does not appear that Marshall has established any.

 

[SLM]

Here's another example of the bigotry and narrow mindedness rife inside the american gop.

U.S. News - Law experts challenge Virginia lawmaker Bob Marshall on 'sodomy is not a civil right' comment

Somehow I get the impression that if an anti-gay rights advocate were applying for the job he wouldn't have a problem with that. The bias would be the same, albeit opposite.

 

[The Old Medic]

He forfeited his "privacy", when he became an open homosexual, and an advocate for homosexual rights.

In most States, either the legislature approves Judges, or they face election by the public. In either case, they will come under scrutiny, to the maximum degree.

 

[TenPenny]

Sodomy isn't a civil right, but it also has nothing to do with someone's ability to be a judge.

 

[gopher]

One's ability to understand legal privacy rights is a criterion for qualifying as a judge.