Moral Absolutes Ping.
Not the first article I have seen about this porn star and her support of Bush. IMO, Bush's people should politely and firmly tell her that she is welcome to give money but not sit at the table with Bush, that her values are not the values the Republican party aspires for.
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Note: It almost sounds as though she and the guy with her are doing this as a publicity thing to sully the President.
If they've done it, I haven't seen it. And please reference me to it, somebody, because I'd like to read a good critique.
The legality of porn, the regulation or restriction of porn, etc, are important issues --- but they're not the only issues. Even if we all agreed that porn should be restricted (or even if we all agreed that it shouldn't) we would still need to discuss what effect porn has on people's souls, on their hearts and minds, on their relationships, their marriages, their children, and on society at large.
But even if we were ALL the sort of libertarian that insists, on principle, that no form of communication should be regulated by the government, I think it would be humanly useful to understand, on a social and psychological level, what porn does to people. And to think of what we can do--- not as advocates of government action, but as advocates of OUR OWN action --- to curb the destructive effects of porn.
Anyone?
"Not the first article I have seen about this porn star and her support of Bush. IMO, Bush's people should politely and firmly tell her that she is welcome to give money but not sit at the table with Bush, that her values are not the values the Republican party aspires for."
But you on the other hand lead a perfectly sinless life though...
After the Marijuana rulings, expect some libertarians (including the porn business) to start understanding the importance of State's Rights.
Giving the feds full power over decisions only works as long as your friends are in power. Afterwords, you can lose everything.