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my strong recollection is the police came by for something totally unrelated - and the news report that I just heard on NPR said that too. Oh well. on some occasions on the good guys win and they won today in this decision.

Lee

Coach, please don't let me face the Sox, they killed me last year and I have my Jesus-ness to protect - come on Dusty, what would Jesus do - he would pick the Brewers, come on, please please, do it for Jesus Dusty that is my opinion

this is why I love ya, CK! Guy is too chicken s*** to face the Sox, he takes on the Brewers instead Like he had the choice..... Rex, when it comes to Jesus Prior, he can do anythig he wants, right? He is Jesus after all. Or else he has the best PR machine in the universe.

this is why I love ya, CK! Guy is too chicken s*** to face the Sox, he takes on the Brewers instead

at least, the can eat crow

SI1020 - if you find the great debate about the Michigan case with baggio months back, I said then the court would uphold the law school and order modifications in the undergrad admissions process but otherwise uphold it - I called it exactly right - although it was a simple matter of case law - I think they should have upheld everything totally but that is the way it goes - what they were going to do was very, very predictable especially after the oral arguments

cool spiff - have a great weekend and beat the minor league north side team!!!!!

spiff, this case never would have been before the Supreme Court if the police had not entered a home and arested two men for doing it, and a court in Texas convicted them for consenual sex. That's how it gets to the court - because of the appeal of the arrest and conviction. Study the facts of the case, please. No matter what you seriously doubt, it happened. As for the rest - the special rights/unequal bulls*** - we'll deal with that next week. Right now I am cheering the court.

For Immediate release: Contact: Sean Kosofsky 248-761-2886 June 26, 2003 Jeff Montgomery 313-506-1847 Rudy Serra 313-331-7839 SUPREME COURT REJECTS SODOMY LAWS: Highest Court Affirms "Equal Protection" for Gays and Lesbians (Washington D.C.) - In the most sweeping decision ever on gay and lesbian rights, the nation's highest court ruled today that so-called "sodomy" laws are unconstitutional. The term "sodomy," which has been defined differently depending on the jurisdictions, the judge and the era it was interpreted, was challenged in part because of its vagueness. "This decision is a victory for all Americans," said Jeff Montgomery, Executive Director of Triangle Foundation, Michigan's leading civil rights organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. "The government should not be meddling in people's bedrooms. Everyone has a basic right to privacy and should not live in fear that police could enter their home, arrest them and throw them in jail for adult, consensual sex in their own home. The court has finally corrected one it's most embarrassing decisions ever (Bowers v Hardwick) and affirmed equal protection for gay and lesbian people. This decision is fantastic news for all Americans interested in stepping out of the past and respecting all relationships for what they contribute to our society. Finally gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans can be freed from the label of 'criminal' or 'outlaw' in this country" Lawrence v Texas was challenged mostly because the Texas statute criminalized same-sex only "sodomy." Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund argued that these and other sodomy laws violated the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause because it targeted gay, lesbian and bisexual people for prosecution. The case also argued that the statute violated the fundamental right to privacy. Michigan is one of approximately 15 states have some form of sodomy law still on the books. Michigan's statute "MCL 750.158 The Abominable and Detestable Crime Against Nature" has roots dating back to 1820. Michigan's sodomy laws were stricken down in 1990 (MOHR v Kelly) with plaintiffs from several counties and attorneys from the Michigan Organization for Human Rights (MOHR) and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund (LLDEF). The Wayne County Circuit Court decision was never appealed by the Attorney General so opponents of the law believe it is already unenforceable anywhere in Michigan. Others argue that because the law is still on the books, it was enforceable until today. "This decision will have and unprecedented impact on the lives of every gay, lesbian and bisexual American," said Rudy Serra, Criminal and Civil Rights Attorney and Triangle Foundation Board member. "The presence of sodomy laws has been the single largest legal obstacle to gaining full civil rights in this country. By claiming that gays and lesbians are felons, anti-gay judges and policy makers have blocked laws allowing equal rights, hate crime prosecutions, and equity in parenting and family benefits." A demonstration will be held tonight in Detroit at the Federal Courthouse on Lafayette and Fort at 6:00 PM. To find out about other demonstrations around the country visit www.CABN.org/DefendOurRights.

saying the state has no interest in legislating people's priavte lives, by a 6-3 vote the US Supreme Court struck down the anti sodomy laws in Texas - and thus everywhere - and thus ended the prosecution of two gay men for having mutual consensual private sexual relations.

I always liked JP, he was a Sox fan before was a Sox, and I am very sorry that it did not work out. I do not disagree with what happened, just sorry it didn't happen here and I wish him the best.

it pays to increase one's vocabulary chode?

Molto, he has had a few others - in fact almost all of the 16 or so he has posted have been troll like, usually attacking HSC. I recommend at this point - nothing. Doing a banning thing isn't where we want to be. But if it keeps up - then I might have a different idea. This is a fight with HSC he brought over from the mlb boards. You could go there right now and see a number of attack posts against HSC and others. But as I said - at this point I with hold opinion until/unless it happens to be the focal point and sole point of his membership here - which it has been thus far, but hasn't crossed my line yet where I would make a suggestion to you.

I'd like you better if you were Sally Fields and had won a couple of Oscars and an Emmy.

I don't spare anyone's feelings - if I posted that, I meant it and soxtalk is a better place for your regular contributions. You think, you consider, you have ideas and opinions that you present well, and you contribute to the community by your presence. I was concerned that you thought the word "banning" in any way shape or form applied to you. Now that is enough - feel loved and get on with it.

this, brandofan, if anything, is the cause for LDF's comments, if I may presume to guess his thinking

who dislikes you? You are one of the colorful posters here and that is to be enjoyed,. you have your thoughts and you express them well and validly - you are the furtherst thing from a troll - indeed, you are family! This place would be less without you.

whoever actually bats 5th in the starting line up

On that I must differ. There is enough strife in the world; baseball is my place to get away from the lunacy. A discussion in which everyone is involved and differs and strenuously argues a position is one thing. Trolling is another. Those who need to troll to have a life - we don't need them here, and in fact, soxtalk was explained to me by RPS and others a long time ago as a place to be free from trolls. A person whose sole reason for being here is to attack other posters or attack or bash or troll - I don't need that myself. Trolls may amuse some, but it is contrary to the vision of soxtalk in its origins and is incredibly more than annoying.

I haven't even packed and it is late and I work tomorrow - what is the weather, and what should I bring, and I'll see you Friday - and Sunday!!!! Sunday our first game together!

7.9 form wasn't perfect

Um, we were up 5-1... I hate that team but to mock them for doing the exact same thing we did???????

if we throw funnel cakes just outside of his diamond suite, we can watch him swan dive with mouth open into the lower deck!

will you still talk to me now that you have gone la-di-da?