Evaluate the district attorneys statement

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Problem: 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 sex 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 of its people." Evaluate the district attorney's statement above. Is this an argument? Are there any fallacies? If so, identify the form of the argument and what type of fallacies they are. Be specific.]]

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