"Consider the Lawrence case decided by the Supreme Court in June. The Court determined that Texas had no right to establish its own standards for private sexual conduct, because gay sodomy is somehow protected under the 14th amendment “right to privacy.” Ridiculous as sodomy laws may be, there clearly is no right to privacy nor sodomy found anywhere in the Constitution. There are, however, states’ rights — rights plainly affirmed in the Ninth and Tenth amendments. Under those amendments, the State of Texas has the right to decide for itself how to regulate social matters like sex, using its own local standards. But rather than applying the real Constitution and declining jurisdiction over a properly state matter, the Court decided to apply the imaginary Constitution and impose its vision on the people of Texas."
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Ron Paul, 2003
Ron Paul’s libertarian political views: It’s wrong for one big government to oppress the freedoms of American citizens; it should be up to the state whether or not it wants to discriminate against and oppress the freedoms of its citizens.
‘Cause freedom = If a lot of people want to be able to discriminate against a minority group, they should be allowed to do so.
stop oppressing my freedom to oppress! RON PAUL 2012
(via ellielamothe)
