[skeeter]

Santorum's lifetime ACU rating was 83%.

And they know more about his conservatism than you do.

[Wallace T.]

I disagree with Santorum's "big government" conservatism, in its use of Federal power to curb pornography. However, it must be said that pornography, including what is now considered soft porn (Playboy, Penthouse, etc.), was almost universally illegal in this country until about 1950 or so. In the 1960s, even a liberal state like New York prosecuted Lenny Bruce for language that can be heard on HBO or satellite radio today. Equally liberal Boston was even more famous for banning books and movies considered prurient.

The First Amendment was specifically designed to protect political and religious speech, elements the British colonial authorities suppressed. The Fourteenth Amendment extended the Bill of Rights protections to the states. However, for almost a century after the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, state and local governments routinely suppressed pornography. Political and religious speech were never in the same category as commercial or sexually oriented speech. Commercial speech, i.e., advertising, is considerably restricted by law. When was the last time you saw a billboard, a TV commercial, or a newspaper ad for Winston cigarettes? The FDA restricts the claims that may be made for both prescription and nonprescription medicines, as well as for vitamins, minerals, and homeopathic remedies.

The restrictions that Santorum advocates were considered mainstream and almost universal public opinion before the falsified Kinsey Report. Unfortunately, the level of moral depravity in this country is such that Santorum is regarded as an extremist in such matters.