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U.S. declares War on Porn
Baltimore Sun ^ | April 5, 2004 | Laura Sullivan

Posted on 04/05/2004 9:23:56 PM PDT by Quick1

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To: thoughtomator
And we'll have to reduce the sentences of hard-core violent offenders to make room for the influx of "porn offenders".
341 posted on 04/06/2004 4:24:12 PM PDT by Dimensio (I gave you LIFE! I -- AAAAAAAAH!)
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To: jimt
The right to tell your neighbor what to watch on TV is not one of those "self evident" truths.

Yet once again I stand accused of saying something I never said !!

FYI, the truth I claimed as self evident was that porn is bad and causes societal decay, as some here have claimed otherwise.

342 posted on 04/06/2004 4:58:38 PM PDT by BSunday (Become a monthly donor. Every little bit helps. Even as little as 3 bucks.)
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To: robertpaulsen
Why can't a state like Utah ban whatever they want?

Well, there's that Constitution thingy.

343 posted on 04/06/2004 5:02:24 PM PDT by ThinkDifferent
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To: weegee
I see no reason why prostitution is illegal in light of last year's sodomy ruling. I've been arguing that very point.

I agree, although probably not in the way you'd like...

344 posted on 04/06/2004 5:06:34 PM PDT by ThinkDifferent
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To: robertpaulsen
A city can ban a strip club but not a state? Is that where the line is drawn?

I believe some states do ban strip club, and the exercise of such power is perfectly constitutional.

However, that's a different issue than whether or not the DOJ should be using its resources to prosecute obscenity cases.

345 posted on 04/06/2004 6:37:07 PM PDT by Modernman (Work is the curse of the drinking classes. -Oscar Wilde)
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To: eleni121
Which law precisely? And why does it suddenly need enforcement now? We're not talking about child porn here.
346 posted on 04/06/2004 6:38:38 PM PDT by Quick1
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To: weegee
I haven't watched HBO since the mid-80s.
347 posted on 04/06/2004 6:45:16 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: Quick1
Any and all anti porn laws need enforcement fast and now especially after the 8 years of inaction under the zombies Reno/Clinton.

It is absolutely the government's (my elected representatives) charge to regualte dangerous and demoralizing filth that endangers young people and causes irreparable emotional and physical harm.

348 posted on 04/06/2004 7:19:49 PM PDT by eleni121 (Preempt and Prevent---then Destroy)
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To: eleni121
anti porn laws

Such as? I'm not sure exactly what those are, other than ones that regulate child porn, and probably some that regulate who can get access to porn. Other than that, I don't think XXX videos are illegal.
349 posted on 04/06/2004 7:28:47 PM PDT by Quick1
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To: antiRepublicrat
It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it. I never heard of some of this stuff, but that's why I love FR, I learn, learn, learn.
350 posted on 04/06/2004 10:59:01 PM PDT by The Westerner
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To: antiRepublicrat; jimt; Sweet Land; republicofdavis
Where were we? Ummm All porn should be illegal.
351 posted on 04/07/2004 6:01:35 AM PDT by biblewonk (The only book worth reading, and reading, and reading.)
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To: cyborg
bttt
352 posted on 04/07/2004 6:02:59 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55 (There is no problem so great that it cannot be solved with high powered explosives.)
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To: BSunday
FYI, the truth I claimed as self evident was that porn is bad and causes societal decay, as some here have claimed otherwise.

Sorry, that's one you'll have to prove. Acceptance of this premise would obviate the discussion, so clearly quite a few of us claim otherwise.

353 posted on 04/07/2004 6:39:49 AM PDT by jimt
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To: ThinkDifferent
"Well, there's that Constitution thingy."

I forgot about that -- what did that amendment say? "The right of the people and their children to be exposed to smut, pornography, and vulgarity shall not be infringed."

Actually, the origigal Constitution and BOR as written and ratified allowed each state the power to restrict this crap. You can thank (and maybe you will) the 14th amendment for giving the federal government the power to decide for all states what is protected by the 1st amendment (including the "freedem of expression", defined as being able to spin one's sagging breasts in different directions).

354 posted on 04/07/2004 6:52:57 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: Hacksaw
Yep, because as "we all know", our freedoms hinge on whether or not pornography is readily available.

I'm not sure where you were trying to go with this post . . .

355 posted on 04/07/2004 6:56:00 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (The Spirit of 1775 Lives on in Massachusetts. Long live Samuel Adams.)
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To: Modernman; jimt
"I believe some states do ban strip club, and the exercise of such power is perfectly constitutional."

The reason I even brought it up was to demonstrate that a desire to have government deal with "sin" is NOT the recipe for tyranny, as opined by jimt.

356 posted on 04/07/2004 7:00:45 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: jimt
Whatever dude. A certain number of people disagreeing with the truth does not in fact invalidate that truth. I brought up two quick examples off the top of my head, which you either didn't see or didn't agree with. I don't have the time to try to convince you that porn is bad, if you think otherwise. I don't like spitting into the wind, as it were.
357 posted on 04/07/2004 7:00:51 AM PDT by BSunday (Become a monthly donor. Every little bit helps. Even as little as 3 bucks.)
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To: The Westerner
Also, it makes the administration look like religious maniacs.

. . . the one thing that'll resonate with voters this election season the most, and it bears repeating. Despite what some people on FR may think, the country is not AOK with the Christian Right.

358 posted on 04/07/2004 7:04:11 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (The Spirit of 1775 Lives on in Massachusetts. Long live Samuel Adams.)
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To: robertpaulsen
They give us spell check for a reason. Original, freedom.
359 posted on 04/07/2004 7:04:49 AM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: ThinkDifferent
If you feel that way, be sure to speak up in any and all threads on (homosexual) same sex sodomite rights. After all, the Supreme Court is institutionalizing another hypocritical double standard.

Senator Rick Santorum also said that this was the case and we were told that he was speaking hyperbolically and trying to scare the public. Flyover country knew exactly what the decision meant even if the Supreme Court tried to deny it.

360 posted on 04/07/2004 7:38:33 AM PDT by weegee (No blood for ratings-CNN suppressed reports of torture & murder in Iraq to keep their Baghdad bureau)
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