A Georgia Congressman wants to ban the sale of Playboy on military bases:
Concerned that the military is selling pornography in exchange stores in spite of a ban, one lawmaker has introduced a bill to clean up the matter.
“Our troops should not see their honor sullied so that the moguls behind magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can profit,” said Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., unveiling his House bill April 16.
His Military Honor and Decency Act would amend a provision of the 1997 Defense Authorization Act that banned sales of “sexually explicit material” on military bases.
The new language would “close existing loopholes” in regulations to bring the military “into compliance with the intent of the 1997 law,” Broun said.
“Allowing 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,” Broun said.
In other words, you guys can go off and die in some war somewhere and commit acts of violence that will, as veterans will admit, haunt you for a life time, but god forbid that you might accidentally see a naked woman.
File this one under prude and dumbass.
H/T: Hit & Run
Yeah, it’s not like they can’t get those magazines at a 7-11 or something.
Oh, wait.
I am trying to find out who is running against this fool so that I might make a donation. I used to be proud to be a Republican… but between Bush/Chaney/Rumsfeld and this guy, I have long since become disenchanted enough to become an independent. I am proud of being a Combat Infantry vet (RVN), and I will go a long way to stop people like this from messing with the troops…even if it only involves magazines…damned idiot.
That would be James P. Mason. He’s an independent. I just heard him announce on Friday on Athens Talk Radio. He’s a Marine and he had some good ideas.
[...] course, this is the same guy who wants to prevent American serviceman from buying Playboy, so draw your own conclusions. [...]