Pornography: Legislative, Judicial and Enforcement Issues

In a Constitutional Republic such as the United States, citizens elect representatives to serve their interests in the governing structure. These officers of the people serve as lawmakers, leaders, and interpreters of the law. Since the people have divested themselves of certain direct responsibilities, such as making or enforcing the law, these leaders must serve with integrity, honesty, and sacrifice. There are many fine leaders waging the war against obscenity, but just as often many in these positions of authority consistently fail to serve the public interest in keeping our communities safe from the fallout of the widespread dissemination of pornography.

Features

Pornography Leads to Human Trafficking

An interview with Patrick Trueman, former head of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the U.S. Justice Department.

We Can Still Win

Remarks by Daniel Weiss at the Conference on Pornography held at the National Press Club on May 19, 2008.

It's Not a Privacy Issue!

The U.S. Supreme Court has made it clear that the private use of sexually explicit hard-core pornography is protected by the First Amendment. The fact is — this is not a privacy issue. The issue is distribution, or public pandering, of pornography. And there are laws, state and federal, against the distribution of sexually explicit pornography.