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To: TheDingoAteMyBaby
I think it's a stupid law. We have too many laws in the country right now, and California seems to be leading the way on more restrictions. From a federal constitutional standpoint, this needs to be used more often.

Justice Samuel Alito, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, voted that the law was void for vagueness -- so poorly written that people could not tell where the line was drawn, which would require the statute to be rewritten.

This needs to be used more often. We have tons of businesses and individuals dinged for stupid technicalities.

Like this:

appeal to "a deviant or morbid interest in minors."

What does that even mean? I'm licensed as an attorney, and I still don't know what that means.

We as a society need to step back and think about not our values, which are important, but what is worth using criminal and civil fine penalties. Do I want my kids playing Scarface - the World is yours? Hell no. Should that be a LAW subject to criminal penalty? No. That's my job to police my home.

17 posted on 06/30/2011 4:59:47 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (I am not lead by any politician. I am my own leader.)
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To: Darren McCarty
I think it's a stupid law.

Stupid is not unconstitutional. California - LaLa Land - has a right to be Stupid. That's why people live there!

SCOTUS has no business approving or disapproving of California laws on the basis of whether Colleagues of the Wise Latina like it or not. And it is flat-out ridiculous to object to it on First Amendment grounds.

152 posted on 06/30/2011 7:57:30 PM PDT by Nevermore (...just a typical cracker, clinging to my Constitutional rights...)
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