Federal Anti-Obscenity Program Comes Up Limp

kotj.mf writes "The New York Times reports that the Federally funded anti-Web pornography campaign run by Morality in Media, a conservative religious group, has yet to result a single prosecution for obscenity, despite having generated more than 67,000 citizen complaints. The group, better known for its campaign to have Cosmopolitan removed from supermarket checkout stands, is pushing the Justice Department to more aggressively pursue cases against what it sees as 'a prime threat to society, the growth on the Internet of sexual material involving consenting adults.'"

Comments

Federally Funded??

[eggoeater]

Can someone explain how the federal government can fund a program whose sole purpose is clearly in violation of the first amendment?
The right-wing religious nuts can do whatever they want with their own money, but this seems like a phenomenal waste of my tax money.

Re:To quote the great Tom Lehrer

[TheRaven64]

My favourite line from Tom Lehrer on this subject was his objection to things containing profanity (among other things) being described as 'Adult,' when in fact they are quite childish.

Re:Pass the buck

[WedgeTalon]

I've never understood that whole "vote thrown away" mentality, becuase - by extension of its own logic - even voting for the "major party" that LOST is a vote thrown away or wasted.