[Sam the Sham]

In such a case, my problem is not that the person is anti-pornography, but that they are seeking to increase state power at the expense of personal freedom.

Local obscenity laws banned porn in most of the country 30 years ago but I don't recall it being any police state.

[MineralMan]

"Local obscenity laws banned porn in most of the country 30 years ago but I don't recall it being any police state."

Those laws ATTEMPTED to ban porn. They never banned a darned thing. No, it wasn't a police state. The cops were watching those flickering 8mm porn movies at their weekly smokers, right alongside the fraternal orders and other gatherings of adult males.

Porn has been with us as long as we have been on this planet. It's not going anywhere.

[NJ_gent]

"Local obscenity laws banned porn in most of the country 30 years ago but I don't recall it being any police state."

Many of those laws are gone now. Aside from that, I have much less problem with state or local laws than I do with Federal ones that enter this area. For one, I'm a whole lot closer to local and state officials than I am to the folks who stop by the state once every few years to campaign for a few weeks. For another, I can move to another area if laws in my area become intolerable. To escape the grip of Federal law, I'd have to leave the country of my birth and the nation which will always hold my heart. When laws reach a point where folks feel the need to flee the entire country, there's probably something wrong with the laws.