public nudity is about public health (and it's not illegal everywhere in the U.S. - it's merely regulated)
internet gambling has to do with the government getting its (assumed) fair cut of gambling income.
neither has anything to do with public 'morals' - but then, after making the argument on internet forums and being proven wrong for years, you knew that didn't you? *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Conservatism: Self-centered mean-spiritedness fueled by ignorance and misguided self-importance. Bigotry is a social disease. Legalized same-sex marriage almost certainly benefits those same-sex couples who choose to marry, as well as the children being raised in those homes. - David Blankenhorn is president of the New York-based Institute for American Values and the author of "The Future of Marriage." |