If you make $500/hour as a sex worker, are you really a victim?

Prostitution in the vast majority of the U.S. is illegal. Period. Even when there is no victim. Now if someone is forced into prostitution, than yes, there is a clear victim. If someone is underaged. If someone can't reasonably consent. In all these cases, go after those who...

Why do we allow the anti-sex police, to control our lives?

In a suburb of Cinncinnati, Ohio, the exotic/strip club Deja Vu was closed down, after a plea agreement through prosecutors that criminal charges won't be further pursued against the club owners or the dancers of the club. What a waste of money. According to the article this...

The Political Heroes of Nevada

There are some amazing people running for Congress in Nevada in this election cycle. One of them is Democrat Steven Horsford. This person became the effective head of his family at age 10 after his father was shot dead, while his mother was an addict and his grandmother had...

The Religious right want to control your sex life

I have pointed out before how much the religious right want the government to be the sex police. They want to control your bedroom. I, and other secularists like me, want your bedroom to be sacred along as you participate in it with other consenting adults. It's none of the...

U.S. Foreclosures Near the 1 Million Mark in 2008

A website foreclosure-tracking service reports that the country reached almost 1 million foreclosures in 2008. The figures show a big increase to 63.5 percent. " There were also 2.1 million foreclosure-related filings the previous year. The statistics include default notices...

Nevada Tops in Legalized Prostitution, Gambling and Foreclosures

" Republican Ron Paul has been Texas congressman twelve times. At the age of 76 years he banked on a mega showing at the Nevada Caucus held on 4th February to give a fillip to his third bid for the president’s crown. He focused on individual liberty, the rights of the...

Anti-gay group endorses Mitt Romney

A few stories about gay rights and the opposition to gay rights, in the United States. The Alaska Family Council, an anti-gay group in that state, sent e-mails to individuals that they could register to vote at the polls. While we enjoy this right in Wisconsin, they don't in...

Is prostitution between adults worse than shipping jobs overseas?

If you follow politics at all, you are probably aware that members of the Secret Service in Colombia, have been sent back to the U.S. for alleged involvement with prostitutes in Colombia. Also, members of the U.S. military seem to be involved in the same conduct. This is...

If you make $500 an hour as a sex worker, are you really a victim

Prostitution in the vast majority of the U.S. is illegal. Period. Even when there is no victim. Now if someone is forced into prostitution, than yes, there is a clear victim. If someone is underaged. If someone can't reasonably consent. In all these cases, go after those who...

Why doesn't the accused get a right to a jury in all situations?

Why doesn't the Sixth Amendment to our Constitution guarantee a right to trial to citizens of felonies of under a year, or misdemeanors? After all, this is what the Amendment states:     "In all all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a...