Bill: Stop selling Playboy, Penthouse on base

[unhappycamper]

Bill: Stop selling Playboy, Penthouse on base
By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Apr 22, 2008 19:02:58 EDT

Concerned that the military is selling pornography in exchange stores in spite of a ban, one lawmaker has introduced a bill to clean up the matter.

“Our troops should not see their honor sullied so that the moguls behind magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can profit,” said Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., unveiling his House bill April 16.

His Military Honor and Decency Act would amend a provision of the 1997 Defense Authorization Act that banned sales of “sexually explicit material” on military bases.

The new language would “close existing loopholes” in regulations to bring the military “into compliance with the intent of the 1997 law,” Broun said.

“Allowing sale of pornography on military bases has harmed military men and women by escalating the number of violent, sexual crimes, feeding a base addiction, eroding the family as the primary building block of society, and denigrating the moral standing of our troops both here and abroad,” Broun said.


Rest of artilce at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/04/military_pornography_stores_042208w/



uhc commet: This article was in all the military rags this morning. Too bad Broun isn't more worried about veterans health care or the GI bill that actually gives our veterans some educational assistance.

[JI7]

1. it will probably lose the military votes for republicans

[liberal N proud]

2. They take them away from their wives...

Now they want to take away their smut? I am so sick of people pushing their values on others.

[midnight]

3. I'm sure it is the articles in the magazines that they don't want to

sully the reputation of the military.

[Skittles]

4. WTF is that silly repuke going on about?

it's not like the troops are FORCED to by such magazines

[rambler_american]

5. Well sure

Otherwise we risk having our soldiers go blind.

[aquart]

6. That is just cruel.

[dkf]

7. Bill Clinton wants the military to stop selling porn?

lol. That's what I thought when I saw the title. I had to do a double take.