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Who defines "illegal"?
While I think we all agree that child porn is, and should be, illegal, beyond that we get into the question of who (or what) has the jurisdiction to define an "illegal" sex act. What if, for example, the new right wing Supreme Court reverses itself and allows states to criminalize "sodomy"? Some states haven't removed those laws from their books. If we use the definition that porn = illegal sex acts, then certain images would be illegal in some states and legal in others. How would that be enforced?

This question of multiple jurisidictions is one that the courts have side-stepped so far in their rulings against COPA. If they reinstate it, then they'll have figure out who defines "adult", "harmful", etc...
Posted by: B. Short   Posted on: 01/20/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Possible problem ...  worknman | 01/19/06
parental guidance problem not web problem  wageearner | 01/19/06
There are more important things for Congress to be doing.  mobrien_12@... | 01/19/06
There's no such thing as an age test  Nigel Johnstone | 01/20/06
They would have to put in a bypass for adults  Leria | 01/24/06
A simple definition  Roger Ramjet | 01/20/06
What about cartoons and drawings?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/20/06
Actually, no he hasn't  Leria | 01/24/06
Wow, that's leanient  nucrash | 01/20/06
Who defines "illegal"?  B. Short | 01/20/06
Leave it up to the individuals  Leria | 01/24/06
XXX domain  Roger Ramjet | 01/20/06
What about art...?  nucrash | 01/20/06
Not nude  Roger Ramjet | 01/20/06
Funny how...  nucrash | 01/20/06
What about medical?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/20/06
All I learned about sex, I learned from  nucrash | 01/20/06
I learned from the girl down the street.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/20/06
Actually the list is rather short  too_much green_tea | 01/20/06
RE: XXX domain by Roger Ramjet  btljooz | 01/21/06
Manufactured distraction from corruption...  shadar | 01/20/06
Republicans  Henrick Ericcson | 01/21/06
Oh my Gawd, lil Johnny seen a tittie. End of the world!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/20/06
EXACTLY! He's gonna see them SOMETIME in his life anyway...  btljooz | 01/21/06
EXACTLY right!  Leria | 01/24/06
on the other hand...  shraven | 01/25/06
Never thought it would happen  GrumpyOldMan | 01/24/06
And here I thought they were worried about..  nucrash | 01/20/06
What's really going on  Henrick Ericcson | 01/21/06
Ye$ they do have Bigger Plan$!!!  btljooz | 01/21/06
Would be About as Effective as CAN SPAM  GeneBuettner | 01/20/06
Senators threaten new parent crackdown as well?  Boot_Agnostic | 01/20/06
Perhaps they should mandate women wear burqas.  B.O.F.H. | 01/20/06
Perhaps this is the semators worst vision:  B.O.F.H. | 01/20/06
BOFH  btljooz | 01/21/06
Quite True  Leria | 01/24/06
this is pointless  laxman2001 | 01/20/06
If kids want porn, they do NOT _____necessarily_____ NEED a Computer to  btljooz | 01/21/06
The REAL reason for this:  btljooz | 01/21/06
You are right on the money  Leria | 01/24/06
so pass it already.  shraven | 01/25/06

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