Can someone explain how pornography is freedom of speech?

[Dis]

Pornography is inheritantly evil.


OK I don't really believe that, I just had to put that out there. Some people believe it is evil.

I look at the text of the first ammendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. And I don't see anything about human bodies in there.

So how is it pornography and strip clubs fall under the first ammendment? How are these things allowed? Why have they not been stopped?

Someone please enlighten me. I don't want to talk about the war, I want to talk about perverting the constitution.

Obviously you know my position. I do posess pornography, but that doesn't mean I don't wonder about the legality of it.

[Bosh]

So how is it pornography and strip clubs fall under the first ammendment? How are these things allowed?

Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom...of the press

Under any reasonal interpretation of "press" its hard to ban printed porn and strip clubs aren't really similarly protected since localities can (and have) kept them away due to zoning laws etc.

And in times/places where its been illegal you tend to get a much nastier/exploitative/disease-spreading porn industry.

[Pekka]

We like our hardcore porn magazines in grocery stores.. it rules, since they often are in the lowest row so the kids can check them out.

[Inverse Icarus]

the freedom of speech has been transmutated over the years to any symbolic act, which has been translated to basically any act.

it's the degregation of principle.

[Jac de Molay]

Ill be glad to do away with pornography when we embark on a similar crusade to do away with ultra-violent movies.

Why stop at abolishing only one inherent evil hiding behind the First amendment?

[Ozz]

Originally posted by DetroitDave Why stop at abolishing only one inherent evil hiding behind the First amendment?

When writers and artists hit "writers block" and deadlines, they always go for the 'shock' value of violence and/or sex.

[korn469]

i think freedom of speech=freedom of expression which to me is freedom of though and action, so as long as it doesn't cause any great harm on people it should be legal, and if you say that pornography is bad, i counter that air pollution caused by cars is just as bad if not worse

[Sava]

We should outlaw "reality TV" before anything else.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by korn469
i think freedom of speech=freedom of expression which to me is freedom of though and action, so as long as it doesn't cause any great harm on people it should be legal, and if you say that pornography is bad, i counter that air pollution caused by cars is just as bad if not worse

I'd say that air pollution is much worse, even if you don't say pornography is bad.

[SlowwHand]

Look around ACS. Reality is already banned.

[Ben Kenobi]

OK I don't really believe that, I just had to put that out there. Some people believe it is evil.

Many people have problems with pornography, it can be very addictive.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

well it falls under freedom of expression...

[St Leo]

Why would anyone want to destroy pr0n? Pr0n is good. Pr0n is loving. Pr0n does not judge you. Pr0n is pr0n.

[Ozz]

Problem with porn in all it's guises is

1.Is it a voluntary business deal that she wants to do.

or

2. Is it just confused, abused and used woman being
milked by a pimp for money.

2 is the problem, not 1.

[muxec]

Limiting pornography is limiting of freedom of speach. You can see detailized discussion on the topic in my party thread (see link in signature)

Freedom is realized need. If somebody realizes that he need he draws for himself.