History and Traditions in the Past Half Century

Traditions in the past half century, so that is 19 72 to to day, are of the most relevance here. In bowers, the court referred to the fact that before 19 61, all 50 states had outlawed sodomy. Justice powell pointed out that those prohibitions were often being ignored. Georgia, for instance, had not sought to enforce its law for decades. The sweeping references by chief jge justice burger in the history of western civilization and to judao christian moral and ethical standards did not take account of other authorities pointing in an opposite direction.