Texas Law Slammed

A Yea For Gays.Monday, Jul. 07, 2003.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1005162,00.html

Article III, The Judicial Branch, Section 2
"The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority."

       In 1998, an angry neighbor called the Houston police department reporting a disturbance next door. The end result was the arrest of two men and a fine of $200 for engaging in private homosexual conduct. The men were wrongfully arrested because at the time, there was a Texas law prohibiting private homosexual conduct. However, the arrest wasn't saw as wrongful until the Supreme Court stepped in.
        The Lawrence vs. Texas case is an example of the powers of the judicial branch because it shows the Supreme Court enforcng the nations laws by saying what is and isn't constitutional. The Supreme Court, voting 6 to 3, threw out the Texas law on June 26, 2003. They claimed that it violates the "realm of personal liberty which the government may not enter."
       I think that the Supreme Court was right to throw out this law in Texas. It shocks me that it was only banned seven years ago, however. I wonder how many other couples were wrongfully arrested for breaking this ridiculous law. It's a good thing that the judicial branch has the power to ensure constitutionality of laws because otherwise, this law would probably still be.