HARMING OTHERS

I completely agree with the first part of Jack Chambless' "My Word"
opinion, and do see the right that homosexuals do have to their lifestyle.
However, Chambless' second opinion, that, by our Constitution, we should
allow the legalization of controlled substances and prostitution, does not
makes sense constitutionally or logically.

What Chambless fails to see is the difference between the sodomy laws and
those against prostitution and drugs. The sodomy laws were discriminatory
against homosexuals, effectively preventing their way of life.

However, preventing prostitution is different because it is not preventing
people of either sexual orientation from living their lives but simply bans
something that has been shown to be harmful to the general society. The
same is true for drugs. Also, the sodomy laws did not protect the general
well-being of the American public, while those against prostitution and
drugs do, as both can and do destroy people's lives, happiness and well-being.

The Constitution gives us a right to be as human beings but not to do
things that are harmful to society as a whole. So, although I agree with
the Supreme Court's decision, I pray that no one ever legalizes drugs and
prostitution.