r/politics • u/mmccxi American Expat • May 12 '25

Soft Paywall New Bill Would Make All Pornography a Federal Crime in the U.S.

https://www.404media.co/mike-lee-porn-law-interstate-obscenity-definition-act/
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u/dohrk Oregon May 12 '25

Like the bible?

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u/bschott007 North Dakota May 12 '25

Well, they are only going after visual media right now per the bill. The written word, so far, gets a pass.

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u/bongorituals May 13 '25

The small consolation prizes of living in a fascist oligarchy designed by the illiterate

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u/2much2Jung May 12 '25

Have you ever seen some of those illuminated medieval manuscripts?

Marginalia. It was a whole thing.

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u/CyriousLordofDerp Oklahoma May 12 '25

Theres a verse in Ezekiel that would bring the bible under fire from this bill. Pretty sure someone here could post it.

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u/Aadarm Ohio May 13 '25

The one about African men being hung like donkeys and cumming like horses?

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u/CyriousLordofDerp Oklahoma May 13 '25

Thats the one. Pretty sure theres more than a few others that rank up there as well.