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Warren DeMontague

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12. Right, it depends on the interpretation of the current law.
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 04:54 PM
Sep 2012

It was activated AND shut down without any changes to the law. Again, it depends on the interpretation, and how vigorously, say, the justice department is going to get into trying to find juries, etc. that will go along with these interpretations, again, of "obscenity" and "community standards".

Part of the issue, again, is that "obscenity" (like porn, as per P. Stewart) is in the eye of the beholder, and "community standards" are a shifting sand dune.

What the GOP platform is saying is that if elected, they will (as Bush did) make this a priority at the DOJ. Frankly, I think my tax dollars have better things to do than go after consenting adults for fucking on film.

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OBAMA!!! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #1
Feel free to repost in GD, if you're up for it. Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #2
Oh god, no.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #3
Not to pick at nits 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #4
They don't think it is. They'd like to see broad obscenity prosecutions for anything "hardcore" Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #5
Perhaps but the quote said existing laws 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #7
The argument is that existing laws, "properly" enforced, would allow censoring of pictures of nudity Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #8
I don't think existing laws allow for that 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #9
It ties into the definition of "obscenity" and "community standards" Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #10
The article says it was shut down 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #11
Right, it depends on the interpretation of the current law. Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #12
Here, I fixed the image: Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #6
They are always wanting to talk about GOD. William769 Sep 2012 #13
I think in the interest of fiscal responsibility Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #14
Agreed. William769 Sep 2012 #15
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