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GOP Senator Introduces Bill to Make All Porn a Federal Crime (www.lee.senate.gov)

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[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Why not just require ISPs to block it? That’s what many countries do without having to go through the trouble of criminalizing and prosecuting the consumers.

I don’t agree with the spirit or purpose of the law nor with banning or criminalizing. But one is less harmful than the other.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because the point is to be able to enforce it arbitrarily. To be able to Target specific people and groups. Being harmful is the point.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Need every possible excuse to send people to El Salvador

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

But one is less harmful than the other.

Lol. We're talking about the Republican party. Their fetish is to hurt Americans. And American's fetish is to be hurt by them.