Banning Playboy on Military Bases Could Result In Military Coup

Well, that probably won’t be the catalyst, but come on! These are guys that are given a gun and asked to kill as many of the enemy as they can. But get that nudie book out of the Exchange. That could do permanent damage:

mebeliWe’re not talking here about what most people would call pornography, the wild stuff. In question are magazines that feature photographs of nude or barely clad women, interspersed with articles on general subjects. Playboy and Penthouse are the ones usually put in this category.

Magazines like that were banned from base sales in the nineties. But a Defense Department review board subsequently ruled that their content was not explicit enough to continue the prohibition. It remained in regard to real porn, the kind that shows raw sexual acts, or worse. Now 16 congressmen, led by Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., want the less explicit publications banned, too.

Nanny staters are not confined to traditional boundries. They can be liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican. Generally though, there are no Libertarian nanny-staters. In this case, it is a Republican, Rep. Paul Broun, (R-Ga), that is trying to ban nudie books on base. THe most ridiculous part of this story is what s found on Broun’s website. One of the first things you see is:

I am committed to protecting the constitutional rights and pocketbooks of every American.

Yeah, right. Here’s the thing, you legislating busy-body. These guys keep us free, not you. They go for days without sleep, dodge bullets and bombs and then look forward to a little free time with a two-dimensional girlfriend in the rack. Who exactly is it hurting?

Well, Broun says it leads to rape:

“Allowing the sale of pornography [not further defined] 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.”

No. You are punishing everyone for the actions of a few. This is no different than banning a cheeseburger because of some fat people. If a person rapes another person, they don’t suddenly come to and say it was Playboy that made them do it.

And as far as moral values and the family go, military men and women have churches and chaplains to help anyone who needs it. Until the military starts forcing servicemen and women to look at porn, Congress really has no role here. It is a private matter.

It’s still ironic to me that we have no problem with these folks killing, but it’s morally wrong to look at a naked woman. Anyone else think this is bizarre?

Let the fellas have their nudie books. They have a lot of stress already. Why add to it?

By the way, Rep. Broun’s phone number is (202) 225-4101.