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Republicans call for crackdown on pornography
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 28, 2012 04:54pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Andy Sullivan |
| Media | News Service - Reuters |
| News Date | Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:45:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Republican Party is calling for a crackdown on pornography in a move that could pit social conservatives against hotel operators, television providers and other businesses that profit from the sale of sexually explicit material.
As they prepare to nominate Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate for the November 6 election, Republicans have added language to their official platform that anti-smut activists said would encourage the federal government to step up prosecution of pornography involving adults.
"Current laws on all forms of pornography and obscenity need to be vigorously enforced," the platform says, according to a draft obtained by Reuters. Republicans are planning a Tuesday vote on the document, a nonbinding statement of principles that tackles everything from monetary policy to abortion.
Though previous Republican platforms have called for increased prosecution of child pornography, this appears to be the first time that the party has called for a crackdown on sexually explicit material involving adults - a multi-billion-dollar industry. |
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