ImGod

More likely the judge is just pissed his wife is bypassing him for something that works.

livius drusus

Well hell, I moved another thread on the topic to PD a couple of days ago and it went all limp. I should have known the MD pervs were far better suited to ride this pony.

christ-on-a-stick

I resemble that remark.

NialScorva

You assume that these exist in Alabama to ban...

Derec

It should be pointed out that the anti-sex-toy-thing is only a part of a larger anti-obsenity-law in Alabama.

It also prohibits, among other things:

- all nude dancing
- distribution of materials "harmful to minors".

By the way, sex toys can be sold in the State of Georgia but they are to be sold as "novelty" only, not for their actual purpose. Silly, I know, but that's Georgia Capitol for you.

UMoC, who is for repealing all "obscenity" laws altogether

RufusAtticus

"Big Brother is Watching - Don't Touch Yourself!!!"

Please, if Big Brother is like every other man, he wants you to touch yourself, especially when he's watching.

christ-on-a-stick

Er, make that "Big Brother is Watching - Don't Touch Yourself (with anything that might make him feel... inadequate, OR if you won't let him watch!!!"

Loren Pechtel

Hey, this sounds like a good law. It bans all tobacco!

UMoC, who is for repealing all "obscenity" laws altogether

As far as I'm concerned "obscenity" is a null term.

Stephen Maturin

There was some discussion of this law in the William Pryor thread over at CSS&SA. Sex toys have at least one friend in the federal judiciary, namely C. Linwood Smith, Jr., the judge presiding over that case at the trial court level. Judge Smith found the law unconstitutional, but the Eleventh Circuit reversed and sent the case back. Smith shot down the law again, this time on somewhat different grounds. Alabama appealed that ruling too, and the case is now before the Eleventh Circuit for a second time. For now, though, the finding of unconstitutionality stands. The thread that Livius shipped over to PD is about an unsuccessful effort to have the Alabama Legislature repeal the law.

What the hell is wrong with these people? If the Dog-given right to buy, sell, possess and use 20-inch vibrating double-dongers isn't "implicit in the ordered concept of liberty,"* then what is?

*Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319, 325 (1937).

Belle

Shake I wanna work w/you. First we must figure out what constitutes a "sex toy". This could mean a government funded study. It should be intensive ofcourse. Could take years. We would have to test various toys, fruits, vegetables, craftmen tools (only the best you know), shower heads, kitchen and household appliances, workout equipment, oh and medical devices...can't forget those. We should also have test subjects...I'd be exhaused after just going through the fruit catagory.

Really though they better get rid of all the fucking sheep and goats first before worring about the toys. Hell the animals are free and you know how poor that state is. They'll be steppin up if they allow toys. Dumb asses. All of them.