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

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From: D Mathew Repasky
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 00:00

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In article <Dt74H1.Iyw@colnet.cmhnet.org>,
Rob Stampfli <res@colnet.cmhnet.org> wrote:
>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."

	Geez, I would hate to live in *that* country.

Matt

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From: drepasky@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (D Mathew Repasky)
Subject: Re: Obensity/indecency defined (was RE: CDA is defeated)
Date: 1996/06/19
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