In 1998, the police in Harris County, Texas, responded to a false report about an armed man who was going crazy. They did not find such an individual; but when they entered the home of John Geddes Lawrence, they found him and another man, Tyron Garner, having sex. Both men were arrested and found guilty of violating a Texas law that criminalizes homosexual acts. The men challenged their conviction, and the case went to the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2003. A district attorney from the county argued, "Texas has the right to set moral standards to its people."
Do you agree or disagree with the district attorney's statement? Defend your answer in a one-page essay. After you're done, underline the parts of your essay that you think carry rhetorical force and the ones that note any fallacies that you may have employed.