Well, the means of remedying the situation is awfully complicated! I've done a lot of reading via the www in the last few days. The most important thing I've discovered is that laws exist which prohibit certain kinds of pornography, but they are not always enforced... which I don't understand at all. I mean, why go to the trouble of writing laws if they aren't going to be enforced? http://www.moralityinmedia.org/index.htm?obscenityEnforcement.htm and http://www.family.org/cforum/fosi/pornography/caape/ (General citizen action and anti-porn efforts.
Also, http://www.moralityinmedia.org/index.htm?stopSpam.htm (in particular, "porn spam")
When are you going to give your views on the matter? (If you already have and I missed them, sorry. This has gotten to be a long thread...)
Today I noticed two "Adult Video" shacks on the interstate hwy that have closed down recently. One had cars in the parking lot just last week, but now it's vacant and there is graffiti on the side. Obviously, this made my day. : ) Does anyone here know what the easiest way would be for me to find out what they did that got them closed down?
I think sometimes laws are written to be enforced against a particular individual or situation that has become a personal issue with someone with enough influence in the legislature to get them passed. Once that particular situation is remedied, they move on to other issues. In Missouri, it is illegal to rollerskate in a saloon. Why did they do that?
My take on it is that if you're more afraid of something, be it drugs, pornography, terrorism, guns, or anything else, than you are of losing your freedom people who think you have too much freedom will play on that fear and try to use it to trick you into giving up your freedom willingly. In order to do what is appropriate and proper we must examine their arguments and proposed means carefully and not get caught up in a lot of emotional hype or we will not be able to maintain the Republic that has been left in our trust.