Who’s afraid of a little sodomy? Mark Morford

[madokie]

There is something a little sad, if not enormously disturbing, about people like Ken Cuccinelli, the intensely troubled AG of Virginia and one-man Tea Party sideshow who is currently running for governor and who, if he has his way, will hereby outlaw sodomy and oral sex. For everyone. Forevermore.

Something desperate. Something lost. Something demented and strange, like rolling around on broken glass, like slapping yourself in the face with a furious eel, like openly molesting a bunch of baby asparagus. That’s Ken for you.

Have you heard? Virginia’s deepest embarrassment is making national news, again, for out-Rick Santoruming the legend himself.

Yes, Ken Cuccinelli is apparently so disgusted by human sexuality that he is trying to circumvent the Supreme Court’s own 2003 sodomy ruling and reinstate Crimes Against Nature legislation that makes both oral and anal sex a Class 6 felony, so he may freely arrest anyone – married, single, gay or straight – who wishes to indulge in either of these ancient and time-honored, God-blessed, Greek-sanctioned sexual acts the likes of which, along with whisky, puppies, yoga, Black Sabbath reunions and ecstatic dendrology, help make life worth living.

The rest: http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2013/08/13/whos-afraid-of-a-little-sodomy/

[theHandpuppet]

1. Very much worth reading in its entirety

A zinger of a commentary.

[madokie]

3. In my opinion

Morford is always worth reading. The man has a way with words

[malaise]

5. +1,000

Something is really missing in one's life when he feels his/her views supersede an individual's right to choose. That is arrogance on steroids.

[RKP5637]

2. I've always felt psychological profiles should be established as a requirement for

certain levels of office. What a cat fight that would be to establish them, but I think it's very naive to believe bizarre personality aspects will be revealed simply in the campaigning process.

[nashville_brook]

4. Virginia is not for lovers.

[BillStein]

8. virginia is for lovers

as long as they are married xians who only use the missionary position

[theHandpuppet]

10. And only with the intent to procreate

Not allowed to dance in the garden of earthly delights without planting a turnip!

[marble falls]

6. rec for the title alone.

[awoke_in_2003]

7. Puritanism...

The irrational fear that someone, somewhere, is having a good time.

[mountain grammy]

9. Excellent, well said commentary on the teabaggers and Cuccinelli..

At some point, someone decided to market "Virginia is for lovers." What a cruel joke that is now with this weirdo running for governor. If he's not soundly rejected by the voters, the world will know: Virginia is for haters.

[niyad]

11. k and r--mark nails it, as always

[Botany]

12. "The Cooch's" interest in all of the mechanics of gay sex makes me wonder ....

.... just when will he be caught outside of some gay night club or trolling
for sex in some public park?

[theHandpuppet]

13. And sometimes a heterosexual bigot...

... is just a heterosexual bigot.

[dickthegrouch]

14. Cuccinelli had better specify the form of punishment

A whole lot of sodomy occurs in prisons (Whether sanctioned or not, and whether consensual or not).

Therefore the punishment for transgression is going to have to be something that doesn't make the incidence of the "crime" higher.

[Xyzse]

15. I've been reading in to this a bit more

Thing is, the reason they kept that is that it is a felony, and can be used to add time and punishment for sex offenders.

Those they could not get for anything more, since the sentences of some sex offenders are more like a slap on the wrist.

However, I think it is completely idiotic, and they should re-word that law to implicity state that this is only in cases of sex offenders and molesters.

I don't agree with the law at all, but I can see why they kept it, to lengthen sentences of sex offenders and molesters who get misdemeanor charges instead of a felony. Breaking that law is considered a felony which carries stiffer penalties.

I am not excusing the stupidity of Cuccinelli, but I must for the sake of balance mention what that particular law is being used for.

I still think they should change it.