Now I’m no coneisseur of dildos or vibrators, but I’m happy to report that the government of Alabama is using its taxpayers’ dollars well. Instead of focusing on petty issues, such as murder and rape, the public servants of Alabama have vigorously defended its decision to ban the commerical sale sex toys in the state…and won their case in front of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals:
MONTGOMERY — A federal appeals court issued a Valentine’s Day ruling upholding an Alabama law banning the sale of sex toys. But the devices won’t disappear from store shelves, including at one Decatur store, immediately.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Alabama’s sex toy ban is constitutional because “the state’s interest in preserving and promoting public morality provides a rational basis for the challenged statue.”
Hmm. I wonder how the court reasons that the state, an intangible and inanimate entity, can have interests? The truth is that the state does not have “interests”. Only individuals have interests. In reality, claiming that something is in the “state interest” or “national interest” is simply a government employee imposing his or her interests on you.
The lead plaintiff, Sherri Williams, said she was disappointed the 11th Circuit dated its ruling “on the very day this nation celebrates romance.”
Of course, this ruling could not have fallen on a more appropriate date, February 14th — reminding us that we should all look to the state to be the final judge of what kind of sex we can have behind closed doors.
I saved the best (scariest) part for last:
In previous appeals to the 11th Circuit, Williams and her attorneys had argued that the law was an unconstitutional intrusion into bedrooms, but the 11th Circuit held there was no fundamental right to use sexual devices.
That is a pretty bold assertion. If one completely ignores the Ninth Amendment as the 11th Circuit has, such an opinion by the court has far reaching ramifications. If it is the court’s opinion that there is no fundamental right to use sexual devices, then what devices do the people have a right to use? Using this pattern of logic, there is no fundamental right to use anything. The state is in complete control of your life and the legality of anything is at its whim.
Welcome to America. Land of the free.
