Rick Santorum's war on porn would resemble Prohibition

[bluestateguy]

Prohibition required bigger government. More federal agents, more cases on the courts dockets, more search warrants, more midnight raids, more people in prison and that stuff did not come for free. When it became clear that existing laws were too hard to enforce, more laws were passed to enforce the existing laws, and so on and on.

I'm sure he could just have the FBI take people off of terrorism investigations to crack down on the real national security threat: porn.

[appleannie1]

1. And it resulted in more drinking too. Do we want more porn?

[Ian David]

2. I'm going to vote for Rick Santorum so I can make money running a Spankeasy. n/t

[bluestateguy]

5. Don't laugh

That could very well happen. If you have the government banning porn on the internet and threatening mere downloaders, then I could see porn speakeasys springing up: places where there are no internet connections, but a lot of dirty old men with key drives and non-internet connected computers trading their stuff.

[kestrel91316]

7. Me, too. And the whole BDSM thing will show an uptick, too.

One can make a tidy sum as a professional dominatrix, and there is no sex or porn involved.

That will be my Plan B in case he wins. Oh, and liberals will get to play for free. Conservatives will pay $300+/hr.

[Yavin4]

18. That's a DUZY!

Funny.

[Drale]

3. In order to control porn

he would have to completely control the internet. Therefore Rick is admitting he is going to be a dictator.

[kestrel91316]

8. I'm gonna have to close that account at the naughty website for adults and

pull all those pics. Damn.

[Loudmxr]

4. Years ago in my music career I recorded a film score for a porno producer..

She said the strangest letters she got was from the mid-west and the south

What constituency does Ricky think he is playing too??? They love their porno!!

And as an aside I wish I could remember her name because SHE WAS SOOOOOO HOT!!! And she knew it!

[hlthe2b]

6. If anyone thinks he would be content to stop at "hard core" porn (whatever he perceives that to be).

I have my own issues with the porn industry and its impact on women, but I'm not into censorship and I surely would not want to see where this would all end. I would bet his intent is to Disneyfy Hollywood as well. This guy is so extremist, I doubt he would condone R-rated movies.

It may not be on Mitt's radar, but don't think for a moment he isn't equally regressive and repressive in his "plans" for our future.

[saras]

9. It's SO MUCH EASIER to make porn than alcohol, there's no comparison

Do something sexy in front of a security camera - instant porn.

[The Midway Rebel]

10. Meaning I could still view it...

with a Dr.'s perscription?

[opihimoimoi]

11. Ricky made a fundamental mistake...porn makes the world tick...he is crazy to go this route

[intaglio]

12. Does little tRicky know how big the porn industry is?

It is a multi-billion dollar industry ffs. Does he really think Congress will let him shut down something like that?

[ewagner]

13. Didn't Gingrich give an award

for "Outstanding Small Business" to a Strip club in Vegas?

[Yavin4]

19. The Hotel Lobby Would Shut Down Any Attempts to Restrict Porn

Pay per view porn sales are a huge piece of a hotel's revenue.

[pettypace]

14. I'm wondering what liberals feel about porn?

From a scattering of replies its seems ya'll aren't too down with it...like on account it degrades women possibly?

I can't believe a politician would run on this.... I would actively canvas against this guy if this issue was on the line.

[Initech]

16. Porn does create jobs - and a lot of well paying ones.

Personally I don't care if someone uses it or not and I don't like going to strip clubs, but declaring war on porn would seriously cripple the first amendment, and I would get pissed if that were attempted. I'm so sick of the GOP making every single fucking issue a religious one, and it's getting quite disgusting that it's coming to this. It's becoming like the Taliban took over the GOP.

[Yavin4]

20. How Would You Define "porn"?

To folks like Rick Santorum, "Sex and the City" is pure porn. In fact, most premium cable shows would be porn. The MPAA just gave an "R" rating to a movie about teen bullying because it used the word "fuck" too many times.

In the end, it's impossible to define "porn".

[bluestateguy]

22. It ends up being the Libertarian Left vs. one wing of the feminists

because not all feminists are of the same view on porn.

On the right its the Christian dominionists vs. the Ron Paul libertarian crowd.

[ThoughtCriminal]

15. John Ashcroft made porn and prostitution a priority in 2001

Tracking terrorists - not so much.

[jwirr]

17. Which means that the only thing he would accomplish would be to push it further underground. Or

today just overseas.

[nightscanner59]

21. Example of the ultimate hyper-crazy (hypocrisy) of the far right

Insistence that "the left" is restricting observance of their religion-- er-- to dictate how all US citizens will live. Big Brother Santorum will cleanse us all!-- but-- not naked!

[LadyHawkAZ]

23. It would more closely resemble

our current prostitution situation.