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545. Enough with the Slippery Slopes!

Freakonomics Radio

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The Slippery Slope Argument in Lawrence v. Texas

Justice Scalia famously made that argument in Lawrence v. Texas, which was the court for the first time said that Texas's prohibition on same sex sodomy was unconstitutional. In some sense, it opens the door for what become a whole bunch of cases that protect LGBTQ activity that comes after. You also cite Rick Santorum. Do you remember Rick Santorum's predictions? Yes, I think he said, quote, if the Supreme Court says that you have the right to be the right to consensual gay sex within your home, then you has the right to bigamy and other things. Now, I could see that if someone read that and squinted a little bit, you could say, well, yeah

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