National Leaders Ask For Stronger Enforcement of Porn Laws in Presidential Race

More groups are asking political candidates for a stronger stance on pornography and whether or not they will pursue laws to prohibit the distribution of porn. These measures, leaders say, are aimed at protecting people from violence and addiction rather than politics.

Rick Santorum, former senator, has stated several times his desire to rigidly carry out laws surrounding adults and pornography, according to obscenity laws. Governor Mitt Romney is also being requested to share his plans regarding federal law and pornography distribution.

Currently, laws are in place that makes distributing hardcore (or obscene) pornography a crime over TV, the Internet, hotels, retail stores or by mail, among other distribution methods.

Several leaders of the War on Illegal Pornography Coalition have presented Gov. Romney with meeting requests and letters regarding tougher enforcement of these laws related to pornography distribution.

Last year, more than 40 U.S. Senators and 75 House members added their signature to letters for Attorney General Holder encouraging a stricter enforcement of obscenity laws, which are in place to help protect children, prohibit sex trafficking and to help curb cases of sex addiction and violent acts toward women.

Patrick Trueman, Morality in Media president, notes in a recent article that these measures don’t have to do with politics, but rather with encouraging stricter adherence to federal obscenity laws in order to protect people from the harm wrought by pornography.

Romney says he is in favor of tighter enforcement of these laws, and leaders like Trueman are asking for a more formal demonstration of support for the laws. Rick Santorum, among others, has declared their intent to select other leaders who share the same promises to help curb distribution of obscene pornography.