ACLU4GOP

The ACLU has filed a brief (huh huh) supporting Larry Craig by citing a 1969 Minnesota court decision holding that people having sex in bathroom stalls have "a reasonable expectation of privacy." Apparently the swingin' 60s did not completely pass by America's breadbasket. Needless to say, this is tailor-made for promoting the notion that the ACLU is a bunch of pinko commie queers opposed to mainstream American values.

Not knowing the particulars of the original court case, I can't say whether it's reaching or not, but here's where I think the average American would come down on the issue:

1. Sex in your bedroom: private
2. Sex in your car, parked in a secluded corner by the beach late at night: not private, but understandable
3. Sex in your girlfriend's bedroom: private
4. Sex in your car, parked under the Southeast expressway: Dude!
4. Sex in your girlfriend's bedroom, with her mother: questionable, but private
5. Sex involving chains, wetsuits, imaginary meth labs, and several dozen of your most recent friends in some dude's loft on Congress street: very Andy Warhol, but private nonetheless
6. Getting busy in a Burger King bathroom: not private  ¶ 7:31 AM