[PLUG-TALK] Porn on the Net...

Russell Johnson russj at dimstar.net
Wed Oct 28 18:05:19 UTC 2009


On Oct 28, 2009, at 10:43 AM, Michael Moore wrote:
>
> Except that the federal government could pass a law, say, along the
> lines of what M. Robinson is advocating, making it a crime to make
> available obscene material on the Internet without requiring payment.
> That law, presuming it passes Constitutional muster (the U.S.
> Constitution, not Oregon's state constitution) would be enforceable in
> Oregon.

What is the federal government going to do about the porn that comes  
from other countries? The internet has no borders.

>
> It's similar to the situation Oregon and other states that allow
> medicinal marijuana are in:  it's legal under state law to possess and
> use limited quantities of the substance under state law, but such
> possession and use is prohibited by federal law.  You can be in
> compliance with state law and thus safe from arrest by state or local
> law enforcement, while at the same time be at risk of arrest by
> federal law enforcement.

Not anymore. The feds have been told to back off.

Russell Johnson
russj at dimstar.net







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