When several Cornerites expressed the opinion that sodomy laws didn’t make much sense (even if they might be constitutional), quite a few socially conservative readers were dismayed. Well, Justice Thomas is one of us too. Here’s how he begins his separate opinion in the sodomy case:
I join Justice Scalia’s dissenting opinion. I write separately to note that the law before the Court today “is…uncommonly silly.” Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 US 479, 527 (1965) (Stewart, J., dissenting). If I were a member of the Texas Legislature, I would vote to repeal. Punishing someone for expressing his sexual preference through noncommercial consensual conduct with another adult does not appear to be a worthy way to expend valuable law enforcement resources.
Also, those — like Robert Knight — who think I’m nuts for believing gays have largely won the culture war may direct their criticisms in the future to Justice Thomas.