Bachman Pledges To Ban Pornography

[Ideologue]

You know, I say this a lot, but if they banned pornography (impossible, but let's say they did it), I'm actually pretty sure I would have to move to Canada.  Or Mexico.  Anywhere would be preferable.

Most porn is from the US. I doubt the Russian woud be able to fill in the gap.

Wouldn't that be against the 1st amendment tho?

That's why I said it was impossible.

[Ed Anger]

You know, I say this a lot, but if they banned pornography (impossible, but let's say they did it), I'm actually pretty sure I would have to move to Canada.  Or Mexico.  Anywhere would be preferable.

That is sad. That porno rules your life like that.

I don't like to obey unjust laws, and I'm not a huge fan of jail.

I think you'd survive without another installment of Meatholes.

I don't think I'd want to stay if they outlawed rock music, either.

Let us talk more of your porn addiction. I will be your therapist, Tobias Funke.

My Card:

[Josquius]

Dammit!
I keep reading this thread title as Batman pledges to ban pornography.

[Neil]

I hesitated to defend Bachmann, because she's a batshit crazy non-Christian who went to a shit law school.  But Jonathan Adler has no such scruples:

http://volokh.com/2011/07/08/did-bachmann-pledge-to-ban-pornography/

Although as one of the commentators pointed out, look at what it's being lumped in with. ""Pornography" is being lumped in with human trafficking, sex slavery, infanticide, prostitution, and abortion, all of which are serious crimes or the authors think they should be. The only other item on the list that's even questionable is "seduction into promiscuity."

You know that "seduction into promiscuity" probably means telling kids they should not kill themselves for being gay, right?

Wait...  Are gay kids not supposed to kill themselves anymore?

[Eddie Teach]

Wait...  Are gay kids not supposed to kill themselves anymore?

They're supposed to have Nazi fetishes and to kill themselves and random classmates.

[Norgy]

Let us talk more of your porn addiction. I will be your therapist, Tobias Funke.

[Josephus]

You know, I say this a lot, but if they banned pornography (impossible, but let's say they did it), I'm actually pretty sure I would have to move to Canada.  Or Mexico.  Anywhere would be preferable.

Let's assume for the sake of argument they do. How would they go about it? It's rampant on the net, it would be impossible to block all the porn. And while arguably most porn is produced in the States, wouldn't take much to move the industry elsewhere.

[The Brain]

Home pornos will increase.

[Ideologue]

You know, I say this a lot, but if they banned pornography (impossible, but let's say they did it), I'm actually pretty sure I would have to move to Canada.  Or Mexico.  Anywhere would be preferable.

Let's assume for the sake of argument they do. How would they go about it? It's rampant on the net, it would be impossible to block all the porn. And while arguably most porn is produced in the States, wouldn't take much to move the industry elsewhere.

Since it would require a PRC-style police state, anyway, I'm pretty sure they could figure out a way, and then run me over with a tank.

[Viking]

Well, I'm not voting for her now, regardless of how entertaining she might be.

[Martinus]

I hesitated to defend Bachmann, because she's a batshit crazy non-Christian who went to a shit law school.  But Jonathan Adler has no such scruples:

http://volokh.com/2011/07/08/did-bachmann-pledge-to-ban-pornography/

Although as one of the commentators pointed out, look at what it's being lumped in with. ""Pornography" is being lumped in with human trafficking, sex slavery, infanticide, prostitution, and abortion, all of which are serious crimes or the authors think they should be. The only other item on the list that's even questionable is "seduction into promiscuity."

You know that "seduction into promiscuity" probably means telling kids they should not kill themselves for being gay, right?

Wait...  Are gay kids not supposed to kill themselves anymore?

No, they are supposed to join a school choir practice.

[Agelastus]

Dammit!
I keep reading this thread title as Batman pledges to ban pornography.

And damn you! Since you posted this that happens to me every time I scan the page for updated threads!

[Eddie Teach]

Batman needs to loosen up.

[Faeelin]

socially conservative group has apologized for including a passage about slavery in a pledge it asked the Republican candidates to sign as a prerequisite for the group's endorsement in the presidential race.

Rep. Michele Bachmann had been the first GOP hopeful to sign "The Marriage Vow," which included in the introduction a section that lamented that "the Institution of Marriage in America is in great crisis."

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One piece of evidence it offered was the claim that a black person born into slavery "was more likely to be raised by his mother and father in a two-parent household than was an African-American baby born after the election of the USA's first African-American president."

The suggestion that African American babies may have somehow been better off under slavery touched off sharp criticism from liberals and commentators, who noted that U.S. slaves had been forbidden from marrying and were often sold at auction and separated from their family members.

On Saturday, in a note forwarded to reporters by the Bachmann campaign, the group, the Family Leader, apologized for the reference.

"After careful deliberation and wise insight and input from valued colleagues we deeply respect, we agree that the statement referencing children born into slavery can be misconstrued," said Julie Summa, a spokeswoman for the Family Leader. "We sincerely apologize for any negative feelings this has caused, and have removed the language from the vow."

The primary goal of the document was to affirm "that ALL of us must work to strengthen and support families and marriages between one woman and one man," the statement said.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum also signed the pledge, which garnered headlines not only for the slavery passage but also because of its suggestion that homosexuality was not innate and may be a public health hazard. It also condemned pornography and demanded that signatories reject Sharia law.

Earlier Saturday, Bachmann spokeswoman Alice Stewart said that the Minnesota congresswoman had only endorsed the 14-point "candidate vow," which did not include the slavery passage.

However, the entire document was only four pages, including two pages of footnotes, and the slavery section was the first bullet point within the preamble.

The Family Leader is led by Bob Vander Plaats, an unsuccessful GOP candidate for governor in Iowa and a prominent Christian conservative leader in the state.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/conservative-marriage-pledge-group-apologizes-for-slavery-reference/2011/07/09/gIQANT3C6H_story.html?wprss=rss_politics

[MadImmortalMan]

I was going to post this after I saw it on HuffPo, but then I realized it was mostly bs.