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Just recently the U.S.Supreme Court, thought to be 5 conservatives and 4 liberals (in the political sense), rendered a decision in a case emanating from Texas, 'Lawrence v. Texas', that held that state statutes criminalizing sodomy were unconstitutional. This was of course what 'gays' had wanted, decriminalize their sexual behavior. How do you explain a conservative court made such a decision, and what have been some of the ramifications of that decisions in the political as well as the society itself?

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The topic is decriminalizing gays' sexual behaviors in context with a conservative court. The explanation is given in 224 words.

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Traditionally conservatives have upheld individual rights in the face of government intervention, and this case stemmed from the issue of how much power the government should exercise in regulating an individual's behavior. The question the court was considering is, "How much power should the government have in regulating a person's sexual ...

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