According to a press statement released on their website, anti-porn group ‘Enough Is Enough’ revealed current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has vowed to ban porn if voted president. For some, this is yet another reason to fear a potential Trump presidency—as if we didn’t have enough, already.
If you’re unfamiliar with the group Enough Is Enough, the tagline on their website submits that they’re “making the internet safer for children and families.” And, while the jury is still up on this, it seems like they’ve really gone out and found themselves a novel spokesperson in Trump. Guess they haven’t seen the hordes of GIFs circulating daily around the web with his face superimposed over a pink walking penis.
Anyways, what Trump signed was something the group sent out to all presidential candidates: A statement called “The Children’s Internet Safety Presidential Pledge.” This statement, which is lengthy and rather repetitive, speaks on behalf of the detrimental nature of pornography—especially when it comes to the safety of children. According to Enough Is Enough’s CEO/President, Donna Rice Hughes, who is quoted in their official statement, “Parents alone cannot prevent Internet crimes against their children.”
The statement continues to speak out about the government’s “lax” regulation—and condemnation—of federal “obscenity” laws, although they don’t really clarify what these laws are. To be completely frank, outside of Jim Morrison getting arrested for exposing himself at a 1970 concert in Miami, there wasn’t too much about “obscenity” laws or their enforcement. But maybe that’s why the group is so adamant about the subject. Nevertheless, Enough Is Enough makes a point to say “obscenity” is not protected under the First Amendment—and by failing to uphold the federal law—USA is putting children at risk.
What’s confusing about the whole statement is their definition of “obscenity,” or lack thereof, is quite a vague (and subjective) term. By the looks of their statement, it appears that Enough Is Enough is not looking to rid the internet of just child pornography—but all pornography—which, yeah, might be a little extreme. And while it claims that Hillary Clinton “supports” the pledge, she didn’t necessarily feel compelled to sign it, as did Trump. She can’t really be blamed.
Now how will he be able to enforce the internet-wide removal of pornography is not clear—but, with the moral compass Trump has, he’ll surely find a way.
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