Court Leaves Ala. Sex Toy Ban Intact

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Oct 1, 3:58 PM EDT

Court Leaves Ala. Sex Toy Ban Intact

By PHILLIP RAWLS
Associated Press Writer


MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to Alabama's ban on the sale of sex toys, ending a nine-year legal battle and sending a warning to store owners to clean off their shelves.

An adult-store owner had asked the justices to throw out the law as an unconstitutional intrusion into the privacy of the bedroom. But the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, leaving intact a lower court ruling that upheld the law.

Sherri Williams, owner of Pleasures stores in Huntsville and Decatur, said she was disappointed, but plans to sue again on First Amendment free speech grounds.

"My motto has been they are going to have to pry this vibrator from my cold, dead hand. I refuse to give up," she said.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SEX_TOY_BAN?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US
 
What's the ban enforced by, a fine?

Back whenever we had prohibition in Mississippi, we had a several dollar "fine" on alcohol providing establishments. The police went and took the fine one day, left, returned a year later, took the fine again... well, you can see the pattern.
 
MWAHAHAHAHAHA! Warren sits at home, with his sex toyless life, while I can just drive to Gulfport and pick up the vibrator of my choice at any time!
 
Umm I think those in Alabama still have the sex toys god gave them. I do not think bestiality is illegal there....
 
usedcitizen said:
Umm I think those in Alabama still have the sex toys god gave them. I do not think bestiality is illegal there....
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Well that's good, if you ever go there then you have the comfort of knowing that anything that bangs you, won't end up getting charged...
 
Our Constitution also bears the dubious honor of being the longest in the world, having been amended 757 separate times since 1901.
 
uscitizen said:
Oct 1, 3:58 PM EDT

Court Leaves Ala. Sex Toy Ban Intact

By PHILLIP RAWLS
Associated Press Writer


MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to Alabama's ban on the sale of sex toys, ending a nine-year legal battle and sending a warning to store owners to clean off their shelves.

An adult-store owner had asked the justices to throw out the law as an unconstitutional intrusion into the privacy of the bedroom. But the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal, leaving intact a lower court ruling that upheld the law.

Sherri Williams, owner of Pleasures stores in Huntsville and Decatur, said she was disappointed, but plans to sue again on First Amendment free speech grounds.

"My motto has been they are going to have to pry this vibrator from my cold, dead hand. I refuse to give up," she said.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SEX_TOY_BAN?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US
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usc

Maybe the court has swung in the direction of state's rights

If so, now would be a good time to try and bring separate but equal and other segregation ploys to the fore

May be even medical marijuana and euthanasia

They may even vote for school prayer and bring back the ten commandments

Oh yes, even vacate roe Vs Wade
 
Warren said:
Our Constitution also bears the dubious honor of being the longest in the world, having been amended 757 separate times since 1901.
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w

a little over the top with the 757

there are only 27 amendments, however, some amendments have more than one section
 
DonQuixote said:
w

a little over the top with the 757

there are only 27 amendments, however, some amendments have more than one section
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Referring to my state's Constitution, not the national one, Don. But I was off a little about the exact number.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_Constitution
The Alabama Constitution is the basic governing document of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was adopted in 1901 and is the sixth constitution that the state has had.

At 357,157 words (using Microsoft Word's word count feature), the document is 12 times longer than the average state constitution, 40 times longer than the U.S. Constitution, and is the longest still-operative constitution anywhere in the world (the Constitution of India, the longest national constitution, comes in at approximately 117,000 words).

About 90 percent of the document's length comes from its 799 (as of 2007) amendments.
 
Warren said:
Creepy. And yes it is.

So is interracial marriage technically, but the provision is no longer enforced.
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Umm in one of those states in that area, bestaillity is not illegal, at least it was not from an article I read a couple of years ago. I thought it was AL.
 
Warren said:
Referring to my state's Constitution, not the national one, Don. But I was off a little about the exact number.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_Constitution
The Alabama Constitution is the basic governing document of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was adopted in 1901 and is the sixth constitution that the state has had.

At 357,157 words (using Microsoft Word's word count feature), the document is 12 times longer than the average state constitution, 40 times longer than the U.S. Constitution, and is the longest still-operative constitution anywhere in the world (the Constitution of India, the longest national constitution, comes in at approximately 117,000 words).

About 90 percent of the document's length comes from its 799 (as of 2007) amendments.
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What about the European Union constitution?

I think they didn't mention that one.
 
Umm marriage is not mentioned in the Constitution is it ?

So would not the definition be left up to each state ?
 
uscitizen said:
Umm marriage is not mentioned in the Constitution is it ?

So would not the definition be left up to each state ?
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Not really, you forget about Amendments 13 through 15 that took much of those things away from the States. If it is considered a Civil Right, Amendment 14 kicks in, here is where this particular law wouldn't be enforceable.

Now, the "Defense of Marriage" act made it so that only marriages between Men and Women would be considered binding on other states. It is my belief that the SCOTUS will deem that law unconstitutional some time in the future and states will be forced to recognize the marriages of homosexuals done in other states.
 
I dunno with Thomas being on the Rush show.....

Anyway the bigger issue here. Think of all those unemployed dildo sales people in AL.....And will they get unemployment since they were doing an illegal job ?
 
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