More on the Sodomy Decision

Some commentary by folks smarter than yours truly:

Jack Balkin examines the implications of grounding the decision on privacy rights rather than equal protection.

Phil Carter discusses the decision's impact on the military's don't-ask-don't-tell policy.

Ana Marie at The Antic Muse swings a satirical wrecking ball at Scalia.

Second of all, could Anthony Scalia be any gayer? Why isn't he posting in the Corner -- he's that gay.

Check out the hissy-fit he throws in his dissent, basically predicting that overturning Bowers will lead to utter chaos, real wrath of God type stuff! Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness, earthquakes, and volcanos! The dead rising from the grave! Human sacrifices, dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!:

State laws against bigamy, same-sex marriage, adult incest, prostitution, masturbation, adultery, fornication, bestiality, and obscenity are likewise sustainable only in light of Bowers’ validation of laws based on moral choices. Every single one of these laws is called into question by today’s decision; the Court makes no effort to cabin the scope of its decision to exclude them from its holding.

That's right, folks, he just argued that the getting the police out of gay people's bedrooms will lead to pig-fucking. (Or, worse: touching yourself.)

Walter Dellinger and Dahlia Lithwick have a back and forth about several issues implicit in the decision, but mostly about the role of Sandra Day O'Connor in this Court, including this odd figure:

Number of 5-4 opinions: 13. Number of 5-4 opinions in which Justice O'Connor is in the majority: 13. Number of dissenting opinions by Justice O'Connor: 0.

And Kevin Drum reminds us of a post from the beginning of April wherein he posed a question that has gotten overlooked a bit:

But why did a panicky neighbor call? And why did the cops arrest them instead of just slipping away? Like I said, this might be old news to some, but this article is the first one I've read that had a picture of the two men involved. Do you notice anything, um, distinctive about them that might have caught the eye of a nosy neighbor and a couple of Houston cops?