Tuesday, June 06, 2006

No Hurry In The Heartland

A shout out to our bassman as we feature this news from his hometown. It is clear why he can't live in the home of John Ashcroft and Kit Bond.


Missouri Repeals Gay Sodomy Law

by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
June 4, 2006 - 9:00 pm ET
(Jefferson City, Missouri) Missouri lawmakers have repealed the Sexual Misconduct law - three years after the US Supreme Court ruled such laws were unconstitutional.

In 2003 the high court overturned a similar law in Texas invalidating all other sodomy laws in states where they still stood, including Missouri.

The law had been unenforceable after the ruling but when it was in effect it set a sentence of one year in jail for sex between consenting adults of the same sex.

Despite the invalidation of the law it remained on the books in Missouri until now.
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