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Slate coverage of Lawrence v. Texas, challenging Texas's law against same-sex sex.
Breyer notes that during World War I people also thought it "immoral" to "teach German in schools. ... Immoral is a hard line to draw."

"There is a rational basis," insists Rosenthal.

"You're not giving us a rational basis," snaps Breyer.

"The rational basis," says Scalia, "is that the state thinks it's immoral. Like bigamy or adultery."

"Or teaching German," grins Breyer.

Date: 2003-03-27 03:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greyaenigma.livejournal.com
Heh.

Take that, Nino!

Date: 2003-03-27 07:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emmacrew.livejournal.com
Or calling deep-fried potato sticks "French?" Maybe German and French will become immoral languages again!

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