Lewd Shrewd
January 28, 2008
Regardless of how any of us feel about Senator Larry Craig I am excited to see that he has received backing from the ACLU. In a statement on the organization’s website, the group is supporting his attempts at withdrawing his guilty plea, under the argument that the laws which allowed for his arrest were unconstitutionally broad. In a press release, the organization argues that the law “has the potential to ensnare and criminalize legal, constitutionally protected free speech, including solicitation for private sex.”
The ACLU’s stance is admirable and paves the way for repealing anti-gay, sex negative entrapment practices used by law enforcement across the country. As the ACLU points out, “courts have found that a closed bathroom stall is a private location. The police have no business spying on people in places where there is an expectation of privacy.”
–Sassafras Lowrey
