Pretty flimsy argument.
The same can be said of selling TV sets, VCRs, GPS receivers, Air conditioners, stud finders...
Witchcraft, you know
eastforker- you are just trying to change the subject.
Publius, you are just attempting the same answer Phantom Lord started with, but had to change once he realized that obscene 'visual arts' have always been around in one form or another. He had to change his answer once Bella_Bru brought up the Pompiee frescos. It seems that porn has always been an open part of any culture that will openly allow it. The question of this thread is "should we?".
freeee, FF578 gave an excellent refutation to your 'got any examples' challenge on his post #49. The founding fathers, or at least their immediate successors, did have laws against porn, as would we if we were more noble men.
The only other point to deal with is Phantom's "do you want to reestablish the prohibition' retort. I want local governemtns to have real authority. We have 'dry counties' right now. If you don't want to live in such a county you don't have to. I'd vote to make my county porn free to. You and your buddies can have your porn haven two counties down the line. Let's see who winds up with the healtheir society.
Ahban