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LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 07: Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt (C), flanked by Hustler contract girls Memphis Monroe (L) and Joey (R), signs autographs at the Hustler booth at the Adult Video News Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Expo Center January 7, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt told The Daily Caller that despite Mitt Romney’s promise to bring back federal obscenity prosecutions, the country has changed and Romney would fail if he tried to crack down on pornography as president.
“Romney can have all the plans he wants to about prosecuting pornography, but that train has already left the station,” said Flynt. “I’m not saying that he isn’t serious about it, but it’s doubtful that he’d follow through if he’s in office because his advisers will tell him that he can’t win.”
Currently, authorities can prosecute pornographers for obscenity, but a jury must decide that material violates subjective “community standards” to make it unlawful.
Federal prosecutions tapered off when President Bill Clinton took office and remained rare during President George W. Bush’s two terms. According to a former Justice Department official, no new obscenity cases have been initiated by the Obama Justice Department.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/19/larry-flynt-romney-cant-take-away-your-porn-even-if-he-tries/
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