[TheKidster]

A community private organization approaching a business to request something like you described is fine. Let the market decide, BUT this (urging the Justice Department and FBI to investigate whether some of the pay-per-view movies widely available in hotels violate federal and state obscenity laws) type of behavior does justify the scorn of people who understand that the federal government is incapable of and has no business trying to legislate or police morality. That's why you get the extreme statements about the Taliban, and communist China and the apt statements about Nanny staters. It is apparent that if they can't get their way in the market place then they will resort to using the guns of the Fed government to force their will upon those whom offend their sense of right and wrong.

If you want to use the guns of the Federal Govt. to restrict actions (given those actions are not violently or coercively depriving others of life, liberty or property) then you are a nannystater and possess a perspective that is hostile to the constitution. I don't think this describes you though, right?

[ArGee]

type of behavior does justify the scorn

Asking the government to enforce existing laws justifies scorn? I disagree. I think those who think the laws are wrong should work to repeal those laws.

I'm not sure what laws they are talking about. If the hotels are not being sufficiently careful to ensure that minors can not get access to pornography without their parents' consent (and I know this happens) then I agree with the groups. If the laws say that people can't watch what they want to in a hotel room once rented, then I would disagree with those laws.

Was the original article specific?

Shalom.