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bluestateguy

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Sun Mar 18, 2012, 01:43 PM Mar 2012

Rick Santorum's war on porn would resemble Prohibition [View all]

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.

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And it resulted in more drinking too. Do we want more porn? appleannie1 Mar 2012 #1
I'm going to vote for Rick Santorum so I can make money running a Spankeasy. n/t Ian David Mar 2012 #2
Don't laugh bluestateguy Mar 2012 #5
Me, too. And the whole BDSM thing will show an uptick, too. kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #7
That's a DUZY! Yavin4 Mar 2012 #18
In order to control porn Drale Mar 2012 #3
I'm gonna have to close that account at the naughty website for adults and kestrel91316 Mar 2012 #8
Years ago in my music career I recorded a film score for a porno producer.. Loudmxr Mar 2012 #4
If anyone thinks he would be content to stop at "hard core" porn (whatever he perceives that to be). hlthe2b Mar 2012 #6
It's SO MUCH EASIER to make porn than alcohol, there's no comparison saras Mar 2012 #9
Meaning I could still view it... The Midway Rebel Mar 2012 #10
Ricky made a fundamental mistake...porn makes the world tick...he is crazy to go this route opihimoimoi Mar 2012 #11
Does little tRicky know how big the porn industry is? intaglio Mar 2012 #12
Didn't Gingrich give an award ewagner Mar 2012 #13
The Hotel Lobby Would Shut Down Any Attempts to Restrict Porn Yavin4 Mar 2012 #19
I'm wondering what liberals feel about porn? pettypace Mar 2012 #14
Porn does create jobs - and a lot of well paying ones. Initech Mar 2012 #16
How Would You Define "porn"? Yavin4 Mar 2012 #20
It ends up being the Libertarian Left vs. one wing of the feminists bluestateguy Mar 2012 #22
John Ashcroft made porn and prostitution a priority in 2001 ThoughtCriminal Mar 2012 #15
Which means that the only thing he would accomplish would be to push it further underground. Or jwirr Mar 2012 #17
Example of the ultimate hyper-crazy (hypocrisy) of the far right nightscanner59 Mar 2012 #21
It would more closely resemble LadyHawkAZ Mar 2012 #23
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