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Prohibiting Pornography -- A Moral Imperative
Morality in Media ^
| 1984
| Paul J. McGeady
Posted on 09/30/2004 1:56:48 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: BearCub
Maybe I need to go get me some! Actually I was just joking...thought I'd lighten up the thread against BUSYBODY LOSERS such as Tailgunner Joe who want to rule over everyone's lives.
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:23:20 PM PDT
by
ServesURight
(Tim Michels for U.S. Senate Wisconsin)
To: freeeee
"Hate speech" comes next.
Then things that aren't 'politically correct'.
Then its political ads 60 days before an election.
That'll never happen! What part of "shall not be abridged" don't you understand?
Hey! Wait a minute ... what's going on? Who did that? Oh - our wonderfully insightful courts. Nevermind. Just go back to sleep ... maybe it'll be better tommorrow. Arrrgh!
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:25:26 PM PDT
by
Tunehead54
(John Kerry: Giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the US since 1970!)
To: Tunehead54
Thank G-d our founding fathers recognized the dangers of the "tyranny of the majority" and passed the Bill of Rights to protect us. Regardless of what some may say it would be a different and poorer nation had we not the Bill Of Rights.There were some who opposed it, arguing that there would be those of over-authoritarian zeal who would abuse it by arguing that anything not specifically spelled out as a limit on the power of the federal government was an implicit grant of power. They added the Tenth Amendment, believing that it was plain enough to be understood by all, and would eliminate any attemt to misconstrue the other nine. Apparently they were a little over-optimistic.
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:26:28 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: jambooti
"This has to be one of the most ridiculous threads I've seen on FR in my short time here."Yes, a very "short time here."
And still you've managed to grace us with your presence and useless feedback...
Thanks for sharing.
To: tpaine
125
posted on
09/30/2004 4:28:49 PM PDT
by
Robert_Paulson2
(the madridification of our election is now officially underway.)
To: arasina
I'm sorry, ma'am, but I find the term "witchoo" obscene. OFF WITH HER HEAD!
Whoa.. sorry! Got carried away with the whole moral outrage thing there. :-) Now if you'll excuse me, I have to browse around the 'net and really upset a few folks on this thread, all from the privacy of my own home! Ain't technology grand? heh heh heh
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:34:47 PM PDT
by
Jokelahoma
(Animal testing is a bad idea. They get all nervous and give wrong answers.)
To: PeterFinn
I don't believe in your god, keep him away from me...
127
posted on
09/30/2004 4:36:16 PM PDT
by
Levy78
To: tacticalogic
Apparently they were a little over-optimistic
Yep. They don't call it "The Forgotten Tenth" for nothing. :-(
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:38:11 PM PDT
by
Tunehead54
(John Kerry: Giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the US since 1970!)
To: general_re
Incredible, isn't it?
A man posts to FR, argues his Constitutional point, [and this guy was pretty good, maybe even a lawyer], -- then blows it all at the end by posting an 'Official Notice' to a couple of us that we cease & desist from further communications to him.
Apparently, he then demanded that the mods 'do something' and got himself banned. Bizarro.
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:38:56 PM PDT
by
tpaine
(No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another. - T. Jefferson)
To: F16Fighter
And still you've managed to grace us with your presence and useless feedback... Thanks for sharing It's hard to dignify a topic like this with a serious reply considering common sense tells us the Constitution and Bill of Rights protect us from exactly this kind of draconian law. Years ago the majority didn't want blacks and women to vote...that didn't make it right, did it...
To: Levy78
"I don't believe in your god, keep him away from me..."
You can do this all on your own without any help from me.
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:45:52 PM PDT
by
PeterFinn
("John Kerry is a flip-flopper and a phony" - Howell Raines quoted in the Wash. Post)
To: tpaine
"Do not contact me again. Further Contact will be considered harrassment under California Penal Code § 646.9 (2001) - Stalking"
How trite. For this charge to stick you'd have to 'stalk' him outside of this forum. So long as you obey the basic rules on FR your accuser is just farting wind out his mouth.
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:47:52 PM PDT
by
PeterFinn
("John Kerry is a flip-flopper and a phony" - Howell Raines quoted in the Wash. Post)
To: freeeee
Obscenity is not encompassed within the phrases "freedom of speech" or "freedom of the press." Well that's the first step down the slippery slope. I never did like slippery slope analogies. Either something is right or something is wrong.
That said, obscenity is "freedom of speech", but not on public property.
To: Tailgunner Joe
I would miss tonight's debate if I took the time to point out all the strawman arguments in that post. When the word 'Obscenity' gains a definition beyond opinion, then a free society can have this argument. Until then, any attempt to rid society of something that some find offensive will fail.
Only because things like Gay-Marriage are easily defined, can they be judged or deemed objectionable. This argument is akin to beating one's head against a wall; just a painful waste of time.
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:48:08 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: tpaine
A man posts to FR, argues his Constitutional point, [and this guy was pretty good, maybe even a lawyer], -- then blows it all at the end by posting an 'Official Notice' to a couple of us that we cease & desist from further communications to him. Two threads in a row I agree with you. I'm getting very worried.
To: Melas
I personally get bored with porn in mere moments Ok, that's a bit too much information...
To: Tailgunner Joe
They do believe in a right and wrong -- just not your right and wrong.
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:53:19 PM PDT
by
Junior
(FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC)
To: A.J.Armitage
Why is there any standard to which I must conform? Do you really need God to tell you that murder is wrong?
To: Tailgunner Joe
Since we are allowed to make prostitution illegal, it is absurd that that judges declare that pornography -- which is far worse -- has to be legal Constitution does not protect pornography, which certainly has extremely harmful consequences for individuals and society. Anyone who is into child porn should face long prison terms.
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posted on
09/30/2004 4:56:49 PM PDT
by
Dante3
To: Junior
No, they believe in moral relativity. They think that believing in right and wrong is the characteristic of fascist zealots like President Bush. They prefer Monsieur Kerri's nuance. People who believe in right and wrong are "bigots" and "theocrats" and awful nazi goosesteppers.
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