[lbo-talk] Re: Sexuality Under Seige, or What Else is New?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Jul 31 08:38:14 PDT 2004


Nathan Newman wrote:


>Yes, you can make the distinction, but do you trust William Rehnquist to do
>so? People keep making intellecutal arguments about distinctions, while
>ignoring the basic question. Are we better off leaving it up to unelected
>judges to make these decisions or should we keep it in the public realm of
>politics where our arguments continue to matter in convincing people on how
>to vote.

I've said a bunch of times that I think liberals have relied for too long on litigation to protect basic rights, most prominently with abortion. I was reacting mainly to the dismissive way you treated the right to buy a dildo or a butt plug.

Doug



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