This is the low level this country has sunk to.... Now the state of CA is putting a ballot measure together where the voters will decide whether to institute a 'condom police' who will make sure that actors and actresses in the pornography industry are using condoms... I think this is one of the greatest examples of a nanny state where the voters who may or may not have any interest in pornography will have to support with their taxes the institution of 'condom police' who will ensure that the pornography is made according to the law.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/us/los-angeles-to-vote-on-condoms-for-pornography-actors.htmlLos Angeles Vote to Decide on Condoms in Sex Films
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: December 28, 2011LOS ANGELES — Come June, voters here will have a chance to cast their ballots in the presidential primary. Along with their presidential preferences, they will be asked to decide whether actors in pornographic films should be required to wear condoms.
For several years, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation has been lobbying state, county and city lawmakers to enact legislation that would force adult film performers and makers to use condoms and charge a fee to pay for inspections to make sure that they comply.
Growing frustrated in its efforts, the group moved this summer to get the issue placed on the city ballot.
“All politicians have treated this as a hot potato issue,” said Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. “The city punts to the county, the county punts to the state, and the State Legislature has punted. We’ve taken it to the voters as a last resort, and that is testimony to the lack of leadership on the issue.”
Los Angeles County officials have said that it would be too difficult to monitor the pornography industry through the health department and that it is a matter for the State Legislature. But Mr. Weinstein said that the group had not been able to find any state lawmaker willing to introduce the bill.
The group collected more than 70,000 signatures, nearly double the 41,000 needed to get the measure on the ballot. The city clerk certified the signatures this week, but the measure still faces legal challenges. The city attorney, Carmen Trutanich, filed papers in court saying that it appeared that voters in the city did not have the legal authority to adopt the measure and that only the state could mandate such regulations.
Under current regulations issued by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, actors are required to use condoms. But the agency can act only after it receives a complaint, and it has issued few fines on the matter.
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Pornography is a risky business... While I agree that they should use any protection available it is none of my business whether they are protected from AIDS. Personally I wish pornography did not exist {although in the past I did have interest}. But those who support it with their money should be the ones paying to protect the actors and actresses...
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