Posted on 07/21/2007 10:08:18 PM PDT by advance_copy
In the first hour, Ian chats with Deborah J. Palfrey, the 'D.C. Madam' who had all of her assets seized by the IRS.
I believe that the problem is giving obsessive-compulsives unlimited taxpayer dollars to indulge their disorder...
I remember a thread from years ago where they were discussing where the best-looking women in the country tended to end up.
There was a lot of talk about Los Angeles and Las Vegas, but someone in the know fingered Washington, DC as the place to find the drop-dead knockouts.
Now, why would THAT be? ;-)
Yes, actually I do assert that there is no victim in the act of prostition. Ther act itself cannot legally be criminal, as all parties directly involved do so consensually. Neither party is forced into the act against their will.
Where Prostitution is perceived as a crime is actually where it is a violation of a Legislative Decree. Under section 1-103 of the Uniform Commercuial Code, any party charged with a violation of such a Legislative Decree has the right to object to the Decree, the right to maintain their Common Law rights, and to maintain that they are not a party to the Decree.
As for your assertion that "the wives and children of the johns, the parents and other loved ones of the whore" are the victims, what if both parties are single consenting adults? When you make those who are not direct parties to the act a part of the act, you're using your prejudices to justify socialist concerns for society to mandate the actions of others, in violation of their Liberties.
If anything, the spouses, children, etc. of people involved in prostitution are victims of infidelity, not victims of prostitution.
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