[IMC-Editorial] Letter on US Supreme Court Sodomy Decision

[The Ayn Rand Institute]

Dear Editor:

If you want to know whether conservatives deserve to be considered
defenders of liberty, consider Justice Scalia's opinion dissenting
from the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Texas's ridiculous and
unconstitutional anti-sodomy law.

Justice Scalia warned that "this [decision] effectively decrees the
end of all morals legislation": including laws against adultery,
"fornication," and masturbation. So it would, and good riddance.
Conduct that violates no one's rights is a matter for each
individual's choice, not for the state's coercive power. What else can
the individual's rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness" mean?

The same Justice Scalia, with other conservatives, earlier this week
assailed the affirmative-action decision as condoning illegitimate
social engineering. Their view was correct, but their motives were
hypocritical. Once a man has attempted to seize the power of the state
to impose his view of the good life, he can expect nothing except for
others to return the favor.

Sincerely,

Robert Garmong
Ayn Rand Institute
2121 Alton Parkway, #250
Irvine, CA  92606
United States
949-222-6550

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