But, alas, I'll not convince the libertines among us.
How can we argue that liberals should follow the Constitution if we are not willing to do so ourselves? How can we refute their claims that the Constitution is a living document if we use the argument ouselves? When they use the argument that the Constitution should be ignored because our founding fathers could not have forseen X, how can we argue against it if we say that the Constitution should be ignored because our founding fathers could not have forseen Y?
It's not about being a libertine. It's about integrity. It's about sticking to our principles even when we don't like the results. This is one of those times.
The reason child porn is illegal is that minors do not have the ability to make such contracts.
But drawings don't have ages, or rights.
No, we are not talking about child pornography here. Thats why this discussion gets so many pissed off at you guys. You have no comprehension of what the SCOTUS struck down. It makes you all look so foolish.
Nonsense. This slime has been part of society about as long as humans have existed. In fact, such imagery HAS been "virtual", in the form of paintings & drawings, for most of history. The ability to capture real images via photography is really a very recent development.