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U.S. Justice Department Prepares Assault on Pr0n

Posted by michael on from the shock-and-awe dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Justice Department is preparing to reawaken old laws to fight the war on ... no, not terrorists... porn! And not just the kinky stuff either. In the age of Internet connectivity, will this mean these jobs are headed to India too?"

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  1. no chance by Dwindlehop · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Good luck. I'd say community standards have outgrown Ashcroft and Taylor's antiquated worldview. The guy sitting in the room clicking through porn isn't ridding the world of bad guys as he claims, he's trying to force his religious beliefs on a population which isn't going to let him.

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  2. When did Asscrack get elected? Or his boss? by JimmytheGeek · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As I recall, he was appointed by a majority of the Supreme Court, two of which were appointed by his dad.

  3. Re:I've never understood why sex is taboo in the U by GPLDAN · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Bush didn't get elected, Al Gore did. The prosecution rests.

  4. Re:I've never understood why sex is taboo in the U by ClosedSource · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Can you do that in Afghanistan?"

    Only if you get permission from President Bush.

  5. Re:This is Seriously Fucked Up by the_mad_poster · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    1) All evidence for the curtains points to cost-savings since they had previously been renting them for events that they covered the statues in the room for and...

    2) Those curtains were put up a year and a half after he jumped on board and...

    3) "Republicans" and "Democrats" may as well be the same thing as far as sense and sanity go. Both groups are led by crackpot morons. I have my reservations about Libertarians too. What's that leave? Socialists? Communists? Nazis? Yea... that's a lot better...

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