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Politics
is a dirty, nasty business. Just plain nasty, I say.
Last
week, 31 Virginia senators voted to protect
pornographers' rights when they voted down an
amendment that would require public libraries
to install anti-porn filters on their computers.
Shame on them!
Three
state senators did not even bother to vote on the
bill. Perhaps they were too busy surfing the
Internet? Shame on YOU!
The
Family Foundation sent an e-mail alert about the
disheartening news about the legislative initiative.
The organization wrote:
"In
an eloquent speech during the floor debate, Sen.
Mark Obenshain defined the only issue at hand:
Protecting our children from sexual predators. He
cited a litany of specific incidents in Virginia and
other states of criminals preying on children after
viewing pornography in public libraries. He also
refuted the notion that these filters were
cumbersome to law-abiding citizens who do legitimate
research at public libraries.
"He
stated that it would take 'two minutes to ask the
librarian to disable the filter' ... and asked if
that was too much to expect to protect our
children. With all that is at stake, Obenshain
argued, agreeing to the House amendments was a
'no-brainer.' "
The
six senators who voted for the amended legislation
need to be commended for standing up for men, women
and children who are the victims of these flesh
peddlers. If you find the time, please send these
politicians a thank-you note for their vote:
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Sen. Ken Cuccinelli, R-Centreville
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Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Mount Solon
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Sen.
Stephen Martin, R-Chesterfield
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Sen. Stephen Newman, R-Forest
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Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg
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Sen. Jay O'Brien, R-Clifton
The
pat on the back belongs to Obenshain, who initiated
the Senate legislation version to ban access to
pornographic Web sites to protect our children in
Virginia's public libraries. Thank you, senator -
keep fighting the good fight!
Meanwhile,
Gov. Tim "The Choir Boy" Kaine's old
buddies from the Virginia chapter of the ACLU
opposed the anti-pornography legislation this past
session. Their battle cry against censorship is
protecting First Amendment rights for the bottom
feeders of modern society - from sexual perverts to
child molesters. Somebody please call 9-WAAA-WAAA!
Some
of the opponents, such as library associations
throughout Virginia, said the
bill would prevent Virginia librarian patrons,
including minors, from learning more about safe-sex
acts and AIDS prevention. These are the same
organizations who profess they don't take issue with
excessive sexual content on television and popular
movies and song lyrics, either. The liberals and
unaccountability zealots flocked to Richmond for the
2006 session to protect the flesh peddlers of
pornography.
Virginia
minors learning more about safe sex acts in
libraries? After all, the pledge of allegiance of
the new generation is ... WHATEVER!
Babylon
revisited, 2006 - American morals went down the
toilet with the fall of the Iron Curtain, trade
expansion into the Third World and the birth of the
Internet pornography industry.
Is
succumbing to dark side of the flesh peddlers too
strong of a word? Months ago, the Blue Dog faintly
recalls Kaine touting a faith-based campaign theme
in Virginia. However, does Gov. Kaine stand on his
convictions and campaign theme - or do his left-wing
contributors who support pornographers' rights
handicap him? How about it, Timmaayyyy?
The
Blue Dog says Virginia politicians who protect
pornography are in fact weakening American family
values and are doing the same thing as far as
advancing women's rights. It's a fact. The
proliferation of Internet pornography has amplified
the need to fund rape centers and battered women's
shelters, increased sexual violence against women as
well as sexual abuse of children and the need for
more victim-assistance programs in Virginia.
Virginia
politicians that protect Internet pornography are
demeaning and debasing women and place our innocent
children in harm's way. Obviously, these left-wing
politicians are not pro-family advocates.
In
the Bible, the book of Ecclesiastes 10:2 states:
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left."
Anti-pornography
legislation is not instituting religious dogma, but
Judeo-Christian principles and morality is at the
core of the argument. It's restoring human dignity
to our civilization - our humanity. Not only
Christians but all good-willed people of the
Commonwealth, need to become active in public-policy
decisions, such as instituting library porn filters,
and start supporting politicians who defend us
against these flesh peddlers.
How
can a Christian not speak out against the moral
decay of our modern society and senseless
exploitation of the flesh of men, women and
children?
As
a good Christian commented to the Blue Dog recently:
"Where did Jesus or anyone in the Bible set
parameters on where we should do our 'good work'?
Where does God say that we are to restrict our
efforts to instill righteousness just within the
four walls of the church? What good is the church if
it does not take its message of hope and
righteousness to the entire world, of which
government is such an important part?
"Someone
is going to set moral guidelines for us in the
public-policy arena. If we don't, the other side
will. That's what law is: "A civil guide to
moral behavior." Don't murder, rape or steal
and biblical morality is the best standard ever
seen.
"If
not biblical morality, whose morality will guide us?
In the book of Romans, Chapter 13, is the best
formula for us: Government is ordained of God to
promote good and punish evil, as in paragraph one.
Hence,
He needs His people to be involved. You don't get
good laws from bad people."
Those
31 who voted to protect pornography on the Internet,
Virginia Democrats and Republican state senators
alike. ... Please ask yourself: What would Jesus do?
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March 20, 2006
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