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Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« on: April 22, 2008, 11:40:51 PM »
http://www.writeidea.org/2008/04/rep-paul-broun-ga-to-try-to-stop-sale.html

Interesting story, Rep Paul Broun is trying to pass a law making sale of Playboy and other nudie mags illegal at PXs.  It's ironic that the very people defending our freedoms (like that of the press) will be victims of such a silly censorship.
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2008, 11:43:31 PM »
as far as I recall, someone has been trying to do this since 1979... not saying it couldnt happen..but... they fail at it. 

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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2008, 11:54:35 PM »
I think stores should be able to sell what their customers want, but ...  doesn't an owner of a store have the right to choose what to sell?
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2008, 11:57:15 PM »
Does the Representative from Georgia own the PX more than the soldiers who shop there?
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2008, 12:09:05 AM »
Does the Representative from Georgia own the PX more than the soldiers who shop there?

The Representative of Georgia represents the owners who live in his district.
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2008, 08:17:44 AM »
I don't think i ever bought a porn magazine in the 13 years i was in the military. Of course this was before you couldn't go out and have a beer for fear of being harassed by the cops/mps and before the fear of aids set in. What i find funny is he's trying to ban a magazine, thank the lord he doesn't know about the internet. :D

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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2008, 12:17:39 PM »
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Congressman Paul Broun, a Conservative Republican from Georgia has introduced a bill (H.R. 5821) that bans the sale of pornography on military installations.
Why am I not surprised that someone that wants to restrict personal freedom is a Republican?
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2008, 12:29:51 PM »
Why am I not surprised that someone that wants to restrict personal freedom is a Republican?

Wait just a minute.  Don't forget what happened in 1998 (i think....)  when a group of democrats banned all the other mags cept playboy and a few others.  I'll look it up, I could be talking out my bellybutton here but I know it happened....I was there.

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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2008, 12:34:13 PM »
I find the party affiliation makes less and less of a distinction these days when you're talking about Democrats and Republicans.  They both seem to be following the same script.
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2008, 01:15:10 PM »
I find the party affiliation makes less and less of a distinction these days when you're talking about Democrats and Republicans.  They both seem to be following the same script.
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2008, 08:35:19 PM »
Why am I not surprised that someone that wants to restrict personal freedom is a Republican?

The proposal does not restrict personal freedom.  It proposes a company policy.

If you can't get them at the PX, there's always a subscription.

>>Oh and in order to become policy, 220 some odd congressmen and 51 senators must agree that it is a good idea.  Some of them would even have to be Democrats.
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2008, 08:56:16 PM »
Would he even have the ability to do that? All PX/BX facilities are on Federal property.

As hoity toity as I usually sound, I gotta say (as long as it ain't children in the porn) who really cares?  They're just nudie magazines.
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2008, 09:04:56 PM »
This can't be allowed to happen. It would increase the risk of cancer for all servicemen.

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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2008, 09:07:49 PM »
Would he even have the ability to do that? All PX/BX facilities are on Federal property.

He can't ban them, but he is a congressman.  He can introduce bills; it's what they do.  In order for it to pass though, he needs a bunch of other congressmen to agree with him. 
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Re: Rep Paul Broun seeks to ban sale of pornography on bases
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2008, 12:22:42 AM »
For maximum effectiveness, our military must be shielded from distractions, including sexual.   :salute
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