The new nominee for U.S. Attorney General has said that he would “vigorously” enforce obscenity laws, a move which one expert described as a step forward in fighting pornography and violence against women.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), during his first confirmation hearing last week to become the next Attorney General, was questioned by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) about federal obscenity laws.
Hatch mentioned the state of Utah passing a resolution declaring pornography to be a “public health problem” and asked Sessions if “federal laws prohibiting adult obscenity should be vigorously enhanced?”
Sessions answered that “those laws are clear, and they are being prosecuted today, and should continue to be effectively and vigorously prosecuted in the cases that are appropriate.”
Hatch followed up by asking if Sessions supported the special unit at the Department of Justice to prosecute obscenity crimes, which had been closed during President Obama’s first term.
“I’m not sure I knew that” the special unit had been discontinued, Sessions answered, “but it was a part of the DOJ for a long time and I would consider that.”
Mary G. Leary, a law professor at the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law, told CNA that the obscenity laws are “very important” to enforce now because pornography has increased both in the amount of content and in violence.
“Due to limited resources and the explosion of violence against children,” child pornography crimes are a large focus of prosecutors but this leaves other forms of pornography free to “metastasize,” Leary said, “both quantitatively and qualitatively.”
Thus, the violence – especially toward women – has increased in pornography, she said, and “the effect this exposure to very obscene and disturbing imagery [has] can be significant. Exploitation is a continuum.”
This is another reason why the DOJ special task force should be brought back, she said.
“It would allow that unit to focus on obscene glorifications of sexual violence against women and marginalized members of our community and allow the very effective Child Exploitation component of CEOS at DOJ to continue their focus on child abuse images.”
Full story at Catholic News Agency.
This could be a good way to put a lot of Democrats in jail. There is something about the Democratic party that makes it very attractive to vasoline kings such as Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, and Anthony Weiner. Perhaps it is the Democratic party’s obsession with pushing pornographic sex education programs upon defenseless school children, or the Democratic party’s perpetual obsession with free condoms and birth control pills for everyone, even for those who don’t want them. If birth control fails, the Democratic party will make sure that the mother can get her baby killed and not have to worry about serving a prison sentence for murder. For Democrats, free sex is more important than protecting human life. Democrats are sex freaks.
Very much agree! They don’t realized that they become senators and congressmen because of the people who elected them, they did go to Washington without being elected. Helloooo! They must be grateful to people and serve them well not for their own interest.
We the people are the once who decide and they must respect our choice of who will be in Washington. They are currently attacking, criticizing our Pres. elect, won’t accept their defeat, it is sad they keep on fighting.
Catholic parishes openly celebrate LGBT. Why aren’t bishops stopping it?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/while-catholics-debate-communion-for-the-adulterous-remarried-some-parishes?
– even more controversial practice proliferating in the shadows for decades is becoming increasingly open and explicit: same-sex couples exerting their influence in Catholic parishes throughout the United States and Canada –
– can be found in dioceses led by bishops with reputations as orthodox “conservatives” as well as notoriously liberal ones.
– a common thread seems to run through all of them: the persistent unwillingness of the diocesan authority to enter into conflict with a powerful and aggressive homosexual movement.
Our Nation needs to “wake up” and understand– that God will never bless a Nation that has turned its back on Him, that openly believes in and promotes SIN of all kinds! Such a Nation cannot prosper, nor receive God’s blessings of happiness, health, love, peace, and prosperity!! In order to receive God’s blessings– we must openly desire them, walk hand-in-hand with Him, and live according to His Divine Will! Those who willfully sin, and openly refuse to obey God, face many horrible sufferings, of disorder, chaos, deterioration, destruction, disease, and death! God wants to bring all good blessings to His people– so, we must desire Him and His Goodness– and be happy to obey Him!
Michael McDermott– it is especially harmful, and horrifically scary, the evildoings of Planned Parenthood and LGBT groups, in our schools, in clubs and Scouting groups — even among small children, indoctrinating them into horrific sexual sins, showing graphic, filthy books and videos, etc.! Plus, the filth of child pornography, and LGBT “marriages” with vulnerable children involved, including Catholic children! And the giant, filthy LGBT film industry, of sado-masochism — why in the world must this exist?? Well– I hope and pray that the new Attorney General can help put an end to these horrors! No more pornography and filth, in America!!
Michael McDermott– Our Church is not at all very “Christian,” is it, to openly “welcome,” accept, and encourage filthy, deviant sexual “lifestyles,” such as LGBT “marriages,” — also abandoning completely, the poor children involved in these sinful “lifestyles,” too! Stupid, spineless, cowardly prelates!!
It is very, very, very important, to get rid of all pornography, and obscenity of all kinds, to make a good and decent, Christian-based society, to strongly protect our homes, families, and children, and establish CENSORSHIP OF ALL SIN in our Nation! That also includes all movies and tv programs, radio, books, computers — and all media of all types! NO MORE SIN!! CENSORSHIP!! Our Nation is under the Patronage of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception– we are BLESSED for her holy Patronage! Let us HONOR her, as Catholics, with all of our families and children!! She then will bestow upon our Nation, many wondrous blessings of happiness, health, peace, prosperity– and all Christ-like virtues, a Light for the world!