Three Top GOP 2012 Candidates Commit to Enforce Nation’s Pornography Laws
Christian Newswire January 9, 2012 “Three of the leading GOP 2012 Presidential candidates have made statements committing to enforce existing federal obscenity laws if they are elected, while the current administration still refuses to enforce federal obscenity laws prohibiting distribution of hardcore pornography, according to Morality in Media… Read full article here.
Senators ask Holder for more pornography prosecutions
Politico April 7, 2011 “In a letter sent to Holder earlier this week, 42 senators encouraged Holder instruct prosecutors and FBI agents to counter what the lawmakers called “the growing scourge of obscenity in America.” Anti-pornography activists have noted with alarm that, under President Barack Obama, the Justice Department has not filed a single new obscenity case…
Networks Argue for Clarity in TV Indecency Rules
Christian Broadcasting Network January 11, 2012 Should the federal government be allowed to regulate what broadcasters put on the air during times when children are often watching television? The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday from attorneys with the big four broadcast networks. ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox said their clients deserve full First Amendment…
Supreme Court examines TV nudity, profanity
Baptist Press January 11, 2012 U.S. Supreme Court justices challenged lawyers for major networks Tuesday to explain why the federal government should not be able to establish a “safe haven” from nudity and obscene language on television. The high court heard oral arguments in what has been described as the most important broadcast indecency case…
Morality in Media Suggests Another Reason to Vote Against Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich
Reason, Hit & Run Blog January 9, 2011 Morality in Media (MIM) is pleased to announce that “three of the leading GOP 2012 Presidential candidates have made statements committing to enforce existing federal obscenity laws if they are elected.” The Justice Department’s decision to focus on child pornography, rather than sexual material produced by and for consenting adults, has…
Enforce federal laws on obscenity – a letter by Sen. Orrin Hatch
Deseret News April 7,2011 … The laws against obscenity are not being enforced. My colleagues in Congress and I have worked hard to craft legislation that not only will attack the problem but will withstand the inevitable legal challenges brought by the porn industry. But laws left unenforced cannot protect families or society. At the federal…