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[stevenehrbar]

Not that I have any objection to the result of the case, but has anybody tried projecting the ban on laws of moral disapproval as a general principle?

The item that comes first to mind is animal cruelty laws.  However much one might hate the idea of, say, microwaving live cats to death, what's the state's rational interest in preventing such behavior, under the new standard?

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[leticia.livejournal.com]

Mistreated animals are more likely to cause harm to people.

(I'm sure I could come up with others, but that's a off the top of my head start.)

[archangelbeth]

That one's actually easy -- there is a link between cruelty to animals and cruelty to children or other humans (I can dig it up, I'm sure, with a bit of googling). It behooves the state to place hurdles in front of anything that might increase the number of people in jails.