Several issues have been brought up here.

1. Being a Libertarian, I am probably more conservative that any of you Democrats and Republicans. Both major parties swung over to the left a long time ago. I don't believe in restricting rights in an arbitrary manner. Democrats and Republicans do.

2. "Will someone please think about the children!" is the plaintive cry of that character in the Simpsons every time the citizens mess up. Children are the responsability of the parents. Where in the Constitution does it give government the right and duty to raise children?

3. Porn has been around since the lewd drawings in caves. Its sex, get over it. Before there was an internet, all boys got porno from other sources. I defy any guy here to truthfully say that they were never interested in seeing porn. Healthy males are not "scarred for life" by porn. Sexual criminals don't get that way because of porn. Does reading a sailing magazine magically turn you into a sailor?

4. Alone, this may not seem like much. When put in perspective with all the other spying and invasions of privacy being committed by this administration, it becomes signifigant. Just the fact that three major companies immediately rolled over when handed a court order shows the chilling effect Bush and Company have created when it comes to our basic freedoms.

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