U.S. Justice Department Prepares Assault on Pr0n

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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Karma, Karma, Karama

[iCat]

Karma Sutra MOD me up! Or down.

Can't wait for the election

[rhysweatherley]

I'm not a USAian, but even I can't wait for the Presidential election at the end of the year. Please, vote these right-wing idiots out and do the world a favour. Enough is enough.

It is typical historic pattern,

[Maljin Jolt]

that governments led by religious fanatics are more attracted to bust any sexual activities. It is deep residuum in human society connected with the ethology of apes (primates). Humans who are free in sexual context are more difficult to mind control and they resist more to indoctrination, such as ideology or advertising. It has to do something with brain chemistry as well as with spiritual value of sexual freedom.

There is only one real sin of human being, a sin of monotheism.

Re:I've never understood why sex is taboo in the U

[Anonymous Coward]

>Asscroft wasn't elected. He was appointed.

So was Bush

Re:Pointless

[sydb]

I spent 10 minutes trying to get the morse-code version of this through the lameness filter. I failed.

Please can I have the mod points anyway?

Thanks!

Re:The problem with Christians...

[Un pobre guey]

Turn the other cheek? These supposed Christians would sooner give you the business end of a baseball bat, on your cheek.

Re:The Porn Industry Isn't Going To Just Take It..

[superyooser]

I make porn. That's what I do. [...] I continue to watch the Bush administration and their wacko and corrup cronies

Here we have a proud smut pusher complaining about corruption. LOL Oh, what a twisted world we live in.

USA Hypocrisy

[omarin]

Am I the only expat US citizen who is annoyed with the general USA hypocrisy/two-facedness? On the one hand the USA acts like a prudish 89-year old school marm, wanting to prohibit alcohol/legal adult pornography...

But on the other hand it acts like the stereotypical no-brained violent red-neck, where guns are readily available and violence is rampant in games, TV, movies, etc...

It's OK to teach consequence-free killing, bigotry and maiming to our children in today's America... but god forbid we/our children should see an accidental nipple on TV!!

Sometimes I think the majority of the USA's citizens need a wack across the head and an additional 70 IQ points, sheesh! (It was only when I moved out of the USA into the UK that I realized how f*ck*d up the USA's priorities are...)

Re:USA Hypocrisy

[fuzzybunny]

No, you are not. Plenty of us abroad who like the whole "with liberty and justice for all" bits and bobs, but who object to things like
-being taxed for income that has nothing to do with anything in the US
-coming from a country that is the object of ridicule in much of the civilized world, thereby pretty much invalidating the more virtuous and worthwhile stuff "we" try to accomplish around the world
-treating supposedly valued guests like criminals
-having American legal "standards" forced on the rest of the world
-etc cetera
-ad nauseum

Frankly I'm happy to live in a country where you get n3kk1d gurlz in prime time TV shampoo commercials, where my (low-ish) taxes go towards nice schools and working public transportation, and where my girlfriend won't get arrested for taking off her top at the beach.

Yer not alone, not by a long shot.

Re:USA Hypocrisy

[twigles]

You are absolutely not alone. I live in Southern CA with my Dutch immigrant wife and we are planning on moving to Holland in about 2 years when she finishes her bachelors degree. ESPECIALLY if Bush buys another 4 years. Violence has always been more acceptable than sex in this country and it is sick. These disgusting puritans are offended by the human body and are not hesitant to force their morals on the rest of us. The only thing new is they are now in charge of the most powerful country in history!

"Love it or leave it" is a wonderfully closed-minded viewpoint that will ensure that the US is eventually populated by no one but right-wing high school drop-outs who believe quite fervently in God.

All I've got to say to Ashcroft is...

[syukton]

...Ashcroft, you're a fucking moron.

Do you know how many rapists, murderers, serial killers, hitmen, and girl scouts like pornography? DO YOU? If you take Penthouse off the shelves, people will be hunting you down at YOUR penthouse to give you a piece of their mind.

And some pieces of yours.

All over the room.

The last thing I think you want right now is more people that hate you with nothing but a lot of time on their hands.