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Then I take it you approve of prostitution?

Are you kidding me? The tacks you take, you could definitely get a job at CNN. Extrapolate one thing they say out of context and light it on fire and throw it as a Gotcha.

I hope this is fun for you.

Ok, here is what you want to hear: Yes, constitutionally, prostitution is ok. HOWEVER, local laws have made it illegal in most places. We are talking facts and constitutional logic. Selling sex for money is not unconstitutional. Locales can make up their own minds.

But you, of course, have to throw in my personal feeling about prostitution. That is the gotcha, the non-sequitur, the “when did you stop beating your wife?”

It’s not relevant, but I don’t wholeheartedly approve of prostitution. Nevertheless, I’ve lived in cities where it was legal (in Europe) and in cities where it is illegal (LA) and not seen any difference in the number or kind of hookers on the streets. Also, in Europe, the city did not allow pimping, but I saw the pimps. And since it is called the world’s oldest profession, I’d say that there really is no way to eradicate prostitution.

So my approval or disapproval doesn’t affect the situation. I fear for the underaged or naive or captive people traded as prostitutes. I really don’t care one fig about some man calling a willing independent hooker to his hotel room.