At the urging of the American Family Association, a bill has been introduced in the House by Cong. Paul Broun (R-GA) to close a loophole in a 1997 law that banned the sale of sexually explicit material on military bases.
Under the old law, mags like Playboy and Penthouse were not banned because they had enough advertising and stories to fall below the percentage threshold of being considered "sexually explicit" publications.
So now we get the
Military Honor and Decency Act under which that nasty loophole would be closed.
"Allowing the sale of pornography on military bases has harmed military men and women by escalating the number of violent, sexual crimes; feeding a base addiction; eroding the family as the primary building block of society; and denigrating the moral standing of our troops both here and abroad," said Broun, a physician and former Marine reservist.
Military.com
Shouldnt Congress be focusing on a strategy that may actually work in Iraq, rather than imposing more moral standards on those who volunteer to serve?
One, two, three....what are they fighting for?