[Antoninus]

Asking for a consistent definition of what’s considered ‘obscene’, is hardly using the language of the Left.

Yes it is. That is precisely the argument they used to overturn obscenity laws. But the argument is easily defeated by very simple definitions that I bet we could get 80% of the people to agree with.

If local communities want to arrive at a consensus about what’s obscene and what isn’t, that’s up to them. But this should absolutely not be the jurisdiction of the Federal Government to dictate for 300+ million people.

The internet assures that this most certainly IS a federal issue.

[Utmost Certainty]

Yes it is. That is precisely the argument they used to overturn obscenity laws. But the argument is easily defeated by very simple definitions that I bet we could get 80% of the people to agree with.

If the laws were overturned, then apparently they aren't binding any longer and Santorum is either ignorant or lying.

The internet assures that this most certainly IS a federal issue.

No, it absolutely does not. Because of the Internet's decentralized structured, it can be filtered at many different levels of access if one so desires. You can filter content at the client-end on your own home computer, or within the local network for an entire building, or internet service providers can filter content themselves, etc. In no way whatever does the Federal Government need to be involved in this.