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Fire brand Christian Republican Senator Mike Lee has just introduced a bill in congress that will ban porn
(NewsNation) — A new bill introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) could make porn a crime in the United States.
The Interstate Obscenity Definition Act would add all pornography, including any depiction of sexual acts that “lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value,” to the definition of obscenity. This would make it illegal to distribute or consume porn, regardless of the material’s intent. Currently, only porn intended to “abuse, threaten, or harass” someone is illegal.
Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) who also had a hand in the new proposal, said it would “equip law enforcement with the tools they need to target and remove obscene material from the internet, which is alarmingly destructive and far outside the bounds of protected speech under the Constitution.
Police will be ’empowered’ to crack down on porn: Lee
The proposed act would define “obscenity” as content that:
- Appeals to an excessive amount of interest in nudity or sex
- Shows or describes real or fake sexual acts
- Lacks scientific, political, artistic or literary value
The act would also remove “the ‘intent’ requirement that only prohibits the transmission of obscenity for the purposes [of] abusing, threatening or harassing a person,” according to a release from Lee’s office.
“First, ‘obscene’ pornography is difficult, if not impossible, to define satisfactorily under basic First Amendment principles … The current definition does not come close to reaching the materials that allegedly corrupt the moral tone of society, the health of relationships and family life, and the status of women.”
dult industry attorney Corey D. Silverstein spoke with Mashable about the proposed law. He said, “It may as well be an outright ban on pornography.”
Ricci Levy, president and CEO of the sexual freedom nonprofit Woodhull Freedom Foundation, told Mashable that if “you look at the broad picture of censorship that’s going on,” it appears legislators are trying to turn Project 2025’s policy proposals into law.
