Michele Bachmann's Anti-Porn Pledge

[luvsluvin]

Most everyone I talk to (whether they identify themselves as left or right) agrees to preserving basic liberties.
So instead of always bashing each other... it's always the same ole, same ole.... why can't we be more productive and mutually problem solve our way out of this mess?

[Savannah D]

Even if you support Bachman or hate Larry Flynt (and you wouldn't be alone in EITHER camp)... Please consider another statement by Flynt.

"That's why I'm here, in The Supreme Court, because if the First Amendment protects a 'scumbag' like me, it protects all of you. I have to be here, because I'm the worst... I'm the proof." -Larry Flynt

Imagine a country where saying "damn it" could earn you the death penalty... (it shouldn't be TOO hard if you've done much study on the Salem witch trials)

What is one of the ideals that made this country great? We ALLOW unpopular speach, views, and opinions. Let's not allow that to fade as so many of our original rights have...

[Savannah D]

Besides... What IS pornography?

The legal definition is that it is a depiction that "invokes sexual thought but has neither educational nor serious artistic value"... by that wouldn't most advertising be porn?

I mean, I think MOST people would agree that Hustler is porn, but what about Showgirls? What about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue?

And what about fetish porn? I find nothing sexual about a fully dressed woman popping balloons, or people dressed in mascot style head to toe animal costumes, but a LOT of people do... How would you even regulate it.

More importantly where do you draw the line?

When I was younger I used to stroke Myself raw to lingerie adds in the Sears catalog, and I'll still get the occasional stiffie during the Victoria's Secret runway show.. Should those be banned as well?