I guess the vote tally should have been a clue. When posting articles we should add details like that if they're missing from the article title. Let's not be like the 2A YouTube channels with clickbait titles that don't mention if it's state or national news.
Lol. Thanks. I read the article but missed the bit about state gov. Makes sense now and is better actually. More states can now follow suit. This gives each state the ability to define obscene in a way closer to the census of the community as it should be.
True. Lefties are anything goes. But, there are established guidelines for decency and what consitutes pornography. Obscene as a legal term:
'Obscene material covers work that “depict[s] or describe[s] sexual conduct.” In deciding whether or not material is obscene, one must look at: (1) whether “the average person, applying contemporary community standards” would find that work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest; (2) whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law; and (3) whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value (Miller v. California).
Obscene material does not receive First Amendment protection, but “sexual expression which is indecent but not obscene is protected by the First Amendment.” (Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union).
' The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Friday that would subject public schools and libraries to prosecution for distributing obscene matter to minors.
HB 4654 would subject schools, museums, and public libraries to prosecution for distributing obscene materials to minors.
Under current state law, those entities are shielded from prosecution.
What the bill does is remove that shield.
Following debate on the House floor, the bill passed overwhelmingly on an 85-12 vote. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.'
Lol...so true. The funding to the library stops. People get fired? Same with the public schools. A pathway to punishment is crucial if this is going to stick.
To be clear, this is the West Virginia State House, not the US House of Reps.
It's in the article, but in case anyone didn't read that...
I guess the vote tally should have been a clue. When posting articles we should add details like that if they're missing from the article title. Let's not be like the 2A YouTube channels with clickbait titles that don't mention if it's state or national news.
Lol. Thanks. I read the article but missed the bit about state gov. Makes sense now and is better actually. More states can now follow suit. This gives each state the ability to define obscene in a way closer to the census of the community as it should be.
This is a good thing, the question is though, who decides what is obscene? What are the criteria?
True. Lefties are anything goes. But, there are established guidelines for decency and what consitutes pornography. Obscene as a legal term:
'Obscene material covers work that “depict[s] or describe[s] sexual conduct.” In deciding whether or not material is obscene, one must look at: (1) whether “the average person, applying contemporary community standards” would find that work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest; (2) whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law; and (3) whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value (Miller v. California).
Obscene material does not receive First Amendment protection, but “sexual expression which is indecent but not obscene is protected by the First Amendment.” (Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union).
' The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Friday that would subject public schools and libraries to prosecution for distributing obscene matter to minors.
HB 4654 would subject schools, museums, and public libraries to prosecution for distributing obscene materials to minors.
Under current state law, those entities are shielded from prosecution.
What the bill does is remove that shield.
Following debate on the House floor, the bill passed overwhelmingly on an 85-12 vote. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.'
Eyes on the Senate.
How do you prosecute a library? lol
Lol...so true. The funding to the library stops. People get fired? Same with the public schools. A pathway to punishment is crucial if this is going to stick.
Hmmm....
And this is just the beginning. Well done.
Private schools get govt handouts too. Probably the important ones to watch.
There isn't already obscenity laws? If so, why would new ones make any difference?
On the state level? Don't know.
Bet the Senate kills it!