Re: Obensity/indecency defined (was RE: CDA is defeated)

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From: Rob Stampfli
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 00:00

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In article <4q533q$46j@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
Martin Cordero <mcordero@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
[ on the meaning of indecency: ]
>            personally
>            I like US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart's definition
>            which went something like "I couldn't describe it to you,
>            except to say that I know it when I see it.")

It may be cute, even accurate, but Stewart's comment makes terrible law:

"I'm not going to define for you what's illegal, but I'm going to punish
you when you do something I see as wrong."
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From: res@colnet.cmhnet.org (Rob Stampfli)
Subject: Re: Obensity/indecency defined (was RE: CDA is defeated)
Date: 1996/06/18
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