Another first … that we don’t want
by AnonTerp on Oct.07, 2009, under Policy
“Maryland’s public university system is poised to become the first in the country with a policy on student displays of pornographic films,” said article in the Sun this morning.
Never mind just the state, but the country has gone how long without needing government regulation of speech and content on college campuses? Reasonable people have for years learned about how to frame an argument in support a position they hold (whether on behalf of decency or freedom of speech) and articulate it. Gosh, we learn this way.
No more! Champions of big government like Senator Andy Harris will protect us from ourselves! People for whom porn (whatever that turns out to be) isn’t the preferred cup of tea will be protected by new regulation, adopted under his explicit threat of even greater levels of control (as quoted in the article.) No need to think for ourselves and make adult decisions with the likes of these GOP goons around trying to posture for cheap headlines.
Gosh, what will be the next restrictions on content of speech, imagery or thought that Annapolis will levy by tugging on the purse strings?
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October 7th, 2009 on 7:08 am
Ohhh, what other entertainment should legislators protect us from? Let’s see, better have care not to promote GLBT lifestyles in publicly funded facilities. Don’t forget guns – we can’t risk promoting violence or war by showing guns. And Good Lord, don’t risk showing anyone having an abortion … or for that matter, any entertainment around the Good Lord.
What does that eliminate? Like … everything?
At least if want entertainment about corrupt overbearing politicians we will always have reporting about Annapolis. Until Republicans censor that news too.
October 8th, 2009 on 7:25 am
Once we are protected by this new restriction, we need to dedicate a film series to celebrate what we can still view. The “Andy Harris Film Series”, premiering with a screening of Brokeback Mountain, then off to Gay Cuba, A Closer Walk (observance of international AIDS day), and then The Cider House Rules (oh dear … about abortion.)
So we’ll always remember Senator Harris like this.