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I don’t think it’s the people’s right to ban anyhting on decency. It’s only your right to outlaw an action if that action interferes with your rights. Period.

I disagree. It is any states right to do things with the law that uphold a standard too, especially if they see it as a problem or a harm for the citizens of that state. Except where specifically enumerated in the constitution they can ban things and activity and do so all the time. You just disagree with this one in particular and need to take it up as a cause and have the effort overturned or ended before it is enacted. Don't emotionalize the issue.

I’m not emotionalizing. I see it that way with all “decency” issues, even if I personally see something as indecent. It should be allowed as longs as a citizen’s rights are not affected.

I disagree. It is any states right to do things with the law that uphold a standard too, especially if they see it as a problem or a harm for the citizens of that state. Except where specifically enumerated in the constitution they can ban things and activity and do so all the time.

So is it your position that the state may legitimately regulate any aspect of your life, unless it directly contradicts one of the Bill of Rights?

For example, do you think the state can legitimately restrict the kinds of bread I may eat, the shirt colors I may wear, the prices I may pay for any commodity, what condiments I must provide in my restaurant, how many hours of exercise I get per week, the manner in which I brush my teeth, how many hours of television I watch, and how often I call my mother?

In other words, is the scope of my individual liberty really limited to just the rights protected in the Bill of Rights, with everything else open to government control?