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To: bassmaner
Did I miss something? Is there anything in this article or in my comments that say we should outlaw pornography?
97 posted on 01/09/2002 8:52:25 AM PST by truthandlife
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To: truthandlife
Is there anything in this article or in my comments that say we should outlaw pornography?

No, but when something like porn (or guns, or drugs, or alcohol, or tobacco, or gambling, or anything else that "person A" enjoys but "person B" shuns and considers "sinful") is the subject of discussion, there is invariably a contingent of busybody extremist "person C" types that seek to pass prohibition laws which affect EVERYONE.

I'm not saying that you are such an extremist busybody, or that you do not have a right to express your opinion. I'm merely stating that it is sentiments like yours that encourage the "person C" types to seek prohibition laws. History has shown again and again that enforcement of such legislation has had extremely destructive effects on society: witness the lawlessness that abounded between 1920 and 1933 when the federal government imposed alcohol Prohibition, and the disastrous effects of today's War on Drugs. It is something that those of us who believe in individual liberty should all be on guard against, regardless of our personal religious beliefs.

134 posted on 01/09/2002 9:16:33 AM PST by bassmaner
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