Yes, and South Carolina wishes to make the sale of sex toys illegal. The proposed law IS analogous to the other existing laws.
"It's uses and functions occur in the home, in private, in what should be well beyond the prying eyes of others, the omnipotent state included."
So you think the law prohibits the use of sex toys in the home? Why are you making this the issue?
The law prohibits the SALE of sex toys. It's right in the title of the article. You don't even have to read the whole article. It's right there for everyone to see. Did you see it?
Then why are you whining about "private use" and "prying eyes" and "in the home"? None of that is affected!
The citizens of South Carolina are free to go out of state to purchase these products or order them online. Who cares? They just don't want them sold in stores.
I mean, why ban the sales, if you're not going to go all the way with it? What's the logic behind that?
Another point on your multitudinous posts on this subject - anyone besides the repressed Davenport sponsoring this bill? And since it's a long way from passage, how can you maintain it's the will of the people of South Carolina?
Just because one guy wants to make a name for himself and do his best rendition of Carrie Nation doesn't mean there's any consensus out there. Wouldn't it be more prudent to say a legislator wants to ban the sale of these toys, rather than say "the people of South Carolina"?
Your post simply makes no sense. Contrary to what you say, no, they are not analogous. As usual, you've missed the point. Just because you would like them to be analogous doesn't make it so.
So to reiterate, what's the purpose of banning the sale of these items, and stopping there?
You know, I've always been more than a little wary of people who, not content to live their own lives, seemingly want to live everyone else's for them. This guy's attempt at this type of legislation definitely falls under this category.
His time would be much better spent focusing on the real problems of the state that he was elected to represent. If this is their biggest problem, South Carolina, alone among all political entities in the universe, has reached Nirvana.
Somehow, I don't really think that's the case.
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