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High court lets Alabama sex-toy ban stand
seattletimes.com ^
| 10/01/07
| PHILLIP RAWLS
Posted on 10/02/2007 4:35:31 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court declined today to hear a challenge to Alabama's ban on the sale of sex toys, ending a nine-year legal battle and sending a warning to store owners to clean off their shelves. An adult-store owner had asked the justices to throw out the law as an unconstitutional intrusion into the privacy of the bedroom. But the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, leaving intact a lower court ruling that upheld the law. Sherri Williams, owner of Pleasures stores in Huntsville and Decatur, said she was disappointed, but plans to sue again on First Amendment free speech grounds. "My motto has been they are going to have to pry this vibrator from my cold, dead hand. I refuse to give up," she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alabama; bonerfidemedpurpose; freemillee; freesquishy; frmodprudesquad; locked; nomoreblasty; scotus; sextoys; unjustifiedbannings
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To: expatguy
yeah but you can easily pull tho... um.. never mind.
To: expatguy
Tell that to Richard Gere.
122
posted on
10/02/2007 11:24:08 AM PDT
by
Chanticleer
(I want God, I want Poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness, I want sin.)
To: new cruelty
123
posted on
10/02/2007 11:24:59 AM PDT
by
Chanticleer
(I want God, I want Poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness, I want sin.)
To: trisham
It's not really that easy to get banned, at least, not from what I have seen. I know people who've been disiplined with no warnings whatsoever. One friend was put under review, with no reason given, and no replies when he asked why. And then out of the blue was upgraded to banned.
It must be easier than you think.
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posted on
10/02/2007 11:27:54 AM PDT
by
Tatze
(I'm in a state of taglinelessness!)
To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick
Got something for my wife and myself as raising those youngins’ was a full time job..Now it’s our time..
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posted on
10/02/2007 11:28:46 AM PDT
by
silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tommorrow!)
To: Tatze; Snardius
OK, I just got to put my 2 cents in here.
Stay away from my toothbrush.
To: trisham
127
posted on
10/02/2007 11:35:31 AM PDT
by
Tatze
(I'm in a state of taglinelessness!)
To: Tatze
I know people who've been disiplined with no warnings whatsoever. One friend was put under review, with no reason given, and no replies when he asked why. And then out of the blue was upgraded to banned. It must be easier than you think.
**************
Possibly. It's also human nature to want to keep mistakes private. Perhaps your friend chose to tell you only part of the truth.
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posted on
10/02/2007 11:35:47 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: TornadoAlley3
Looney Southern Bible Thumbers that want to ban vibrators are no different than looney Northeastern liberals who want to ban guns.
129
posted on
10/02/2007 11:38:07 AM PDT
by
FightThePower!
(Fight the powers that be!)
To: Tatze
As I said, I’m not a Mod.
130
posted on
10/02/2007 11:38:32 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Dumpster Baby
OMG! That's WAY too funny!
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posted on
10/02/2007 11:39:58 AM PDT
by
zeugma
(Ubuntu - Linux for human beings)
To: FightThePower!
That’s Thumpers,get it right.
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posted on
10/02/2007 11:49:09 AM PDT
by
silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tommorrow!)
To: trisham
As I said, I’m not a Mod. I never said you were. Just replying to your posts on the subject of bannings.
And I trust my friend to tell me the truth. Certainly about something as insignificant as access to a website.
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posted on
10/02/2007 11:50:16 AM PDT
by
Tatze
(I'm in a state of taglinelessness!)
To: Tatze
And I trust my friend to tell me the truth. Certainly about something as insignificant as access to a website.************
Well, good for you, then.
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posted on
10/02/2007 11:55:19 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: silentreignofheroes
Mullah Omar, Ladies and Gentlemen!
Thanks for coming out tonight, Mullah, as always it’s been a blast!
135
posted on
10/02/2007 11:57:32 AM PDT
by
Skywalk
(Transdimensional Jihad!)
To: Skywalk
136
posted on
10/02/2007 12:01:14 PM PDT
by
silentreignofheroes
(When the Last Two Prophets are taken, there will be no Tommorrow!)
To: trisham
Anyway, back to the subject at hand...
Ok, bad choice of words there. Back to the other bannings, the Alabama Sex Toy Bannings.
Stupid, IMHO, but if that's what Alabama wants, then thats what Alabama gets. It's not under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, so they were right to deny it a hearing.
BTW, is Alabama banning these too?
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posted on
10/02/2007 12:12:27 PM PDT
by
Tatze
(I'm in a state of taglinelessness!)
To: Tatze
138
posted on
10/02/2007 12:15:31 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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