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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: U.S. court abolishes online pornography law |
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The patriots at the ACLU are out doing it again, defending your rights! Justr don't tell our roads scholar!
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/03/22/online-porn.html
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A U.S. Federal Court has struck down a law meant to block children from viewing internet pornography, saying it violates constitutional free speech protections.
The ruling sided with a challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union, which had argued statutes of the Child Online Protection Act were too restrictive.
In his decision, Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed Jr. expressed support for the principle behind the law, but found fault with the extent to which it restricts free speech.
"Perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if [free speech] protections, which they will with age inherit fully, are chipped away in the name of their protection," he wrote.
Reed also noted alternative methods, including software filters, which can prevent children from accessing online pornography.
Government lawyers disagreed, saying such filters are often complicated and ineffective.
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Peter D. Keisler, who represented the government, also argued filters place too much responsibility on parents.
"It is not reasonable for the government to expect all parents to shoulder the burden to cut off every possible source of adult content for their children, rather than the government's addressing the problem at its source," he said in a post-trial brief.
Pitfalls of pornography laws
The decision strikes down a 1998 law punishing commercial website operators who allow access to material deemed "harmful to minors" by "contemporary community standards."
The sites would have been expected to require a credit card number or other proof of age. Penalties included a $50,000 fine and up to six months in prison.
In 1996, Congress launched a failed attempt to ban online pornography, but the following year, the Supreme Court ruled the law was constitutionally vague and overly restrictive.
The 1998 law narrowed the restrictions to commercial websites and defined indecency more specifically.
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jinju
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| the gay agenda. |
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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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1. Most porn is straight like 85-90% I would say, so its really about protecting the rights of straight people.
2. Free speech is for everyone, not just us gays. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Octavius Hite wrote: |
1. Most porn is straight like 85-90% I would say, so its really about protecting the rights of straight people.
2. Free speech is for everyone, not just us gays. |
If gays make up 10% of the population and 15% (by your estimate) of porn is gay then we can clearly see that gays are oversexed pornography addicts. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| jinju wrote: |
| If gays make up 10% of the population and 15% (by your estimate) of porn is gay then we can clearly see that gays are oversexed pornography addicts. |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| May as well start the countdown to the Supreme Court's reversal. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Doubtful.. the high court has repeatedly struck down similar laws. |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:06 am Post subject: |
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Remember that stalwart conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was revealed (at his confirmation hearings) to be a fan of "Long Dong Silver" films...
Here's a transcript of the SNL parody of it: http://snltranscripts.jt.org/91/91cthomas.phtml |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:29 am Post subject: |
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| jinju wrote: |
| Octavius Hite wrote: |
1. Most porn is straight like 85-90% I would say, so its really about protecting the rights of straight people.
2. Free speech is for everyone, not just us gays. |
If gays make up 10% of the population and 15% (by your estimate) of porn is gay then we can clearly see that gays are oversexed pornography addicts. |
Obviously, you're just trolling again. But I'm bored right now, so I'll bite.
1. What's wrong with being oversexed?
2. I'm sure a sizable percentage of straight men view gay porn.
3. What makes you think gays have any desire or ability to force gay porn onto children over the internet? |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:40 am Post subject: |
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Obviously, you're just trolling again. |
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
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| But I'm bored right now, so I'll bite. |
Wow, cool
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| 1. What's wrong with being oversexed? |
HIV cocktails being passed around as if they were long island iced teas.
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| 2. I'm sure a sizable percentage of straight men view gay porn. |
Just because you do....
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| 3. What makes you think gays have any desire or ability to force gay porn onto children over the internet? |
Recruitment. No thanks to the ethical sewer rats from the ACLU they can atleast try |
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thepeel
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:46 am Post subject: |
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| Huff, your reply? |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:46 am Post subject: |
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| jinju wrote: |
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1. What's wrong with being oversexed? |
HIV *beep* being passed around as if they were long island iced teas. |
From internet porn?
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| 2. I'm sure a sizable percentage of straight men view gay porn. |
Just because you do.... |
I somehow doubt it's lesbians buying up all those copies of "Girls Gone Wild." And it wasn't me, either.
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| 3. What makes you think gays have any desire or ability to force gay porn onto children over the internet? |
Recruitment. No thanks to the ethical sewer rats from the ACLU they can atleast try |
Are you worried about being swayed? Does your dick move when you see two guys going at it? |
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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| No thanks to the ethical sewer rats from the ACLU |
Again these people are fighting for your right to be an ignorant putz, you should send them a thank you card at christmas. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:57 am Post subject: |
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| huffdaddy wrote: |
| jinju wrote: |
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| 3. What makes you think gays have any desire or ability to force gay porn onto children over the internet? |
Recruitment. No thanks to the ethical sewer rats from the ACLU they can atleast try |
Are you worried about being swayed? Does your *beep* move when you see two guys going at it? |
Don't worry, Huffdaddy. I'm sure he'll be less vitriolic once he gets his much desired spunk in the eye. |
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