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To: dayglored
Santorum is indeed talking about enforcing already existing laws. Anybody who is against what Santorum said is against enforcing the law.
26 posted on 03/17/2012 12:22:44 AM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe
> Santorum is indeed talking about enforcing already existing laws.

Actually, it appears he's trying to make anything he doesn't approve of, fit under the broad category of "obscene" or "hard-core", so that he can make it illegal. He wants to enforce the laws dealing with illegal porn in such a way as to include the stuff that is NOT currently illegal, but which he thinks SHOULD be.

That's very different from simply enforcing existing laws.

> Anybody who is against what Santorum said is against enforcing the law.

Ummm, I do not agree. I'm all for enforcing the existing laws, as they are generally understood in the communities where they exist.

I am NOT for letting one bluenose decide what's legal for the entire country, especially when it's quite clear that the vast majority of Americans do not share his self-righteous attitude towards such material.

32 posted on 03/17/2012 12:33:54 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
I did a quick search on obscenity laws currently on the books. With the exception of child porn, they seem pretty vague in definition and could be interpreted in many ways.
(I don't think I'll delve into the subject any further for obvious reasons.)

Personally, I think porn is gross. But, amazingly, I have very little problem avoiding it. If this is about kids not viewing porn, I totally get that. That should be parental control...not coming from a governmental level.

However pure Senator Santorum’s statements might be...the media will seize on such statements and turn them against him. He might want to stick to the issues of our economy and world strife. Plenty of topics there. But he seems to let the media define his platform.

34 posted on 03/17/2012 12:59:56 AM PDT by berdie
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To: Tailgunner Joe

What about people who are against Santorum TALKING about it? Precious time is being used to discuss this, now? With Obamacare and the economy, this is what he focuses on?


122 posted on 03/17/2012 8:10:32 AM PDT by PghBaldy (Obama is afraid if he needs to start a fight with Catholics. He's losing the women vote!!!)
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