PRINTER'S NO. 4113
No. 619 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY STRITTMATTER, JOSEPHS, FLEAGLE, E. Z. TAYLOR,
ARMSTRONG, BEBKO-JONES, CLARK, CORRIGAN, FORCIER, GEIST,
GEORGE, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HESS, LAUGHLIN, LESCOVITZ, DeLUCA,
HARHART, LUCYK, MARSICO, MASLAND, MELIO, METCALFE, PESCI,
PIPPY, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROSS, SHANER, STABACK, THOMAS,
TIGUE, TRUE, WASHINGTON, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
OCTOBER 11, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 11, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of October 29 through November 5, 2000, as
2 "Pornography Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Pornography presents youth with a false and
4 distorted image of human sexuality, devoid of love, commitment
5 and responsibility; and
6 WHEREAS, Much pornography features and promotes sexual
7 violence and other antisocial behavior in an era of increasing
8 sexual violence and an epidemic of sexually transmitted
9 diseases; and
10 WHEREAS, So-called "adult" pornography is commonly used by
11 pedophiles to desensitize children and break down their
12 resistance to sexual acts; and
13 WHEREAS, Children molest other children in imitation of what
14 they have seen in pornography; and
15 WHEREAS, There are Federal and State obscenity laws against
1 illegal hardcore pornography to protect public safety, public
2 health and public morality; and
3 WHEREAS, These obscenity laws are grounded in contemporary
4 community standards of decency; and
5 WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court has held that
6 obscenity is not protected speech under the First Amendment; and
7 WHEREAS, Within our communities, the exploitation and
8 objectification of women and children that is indicative of
9 pornographic material must be addressed. As a society of
10 individuals, it is our responsibility to exercise our rights and
11 maintain the standards that we hold dear; and
12 WHEREAS, Morality in Media, a national not-for-profit
13 interfaith organization, is the sponsor of the White Ribbon
14 Against Pornography (WRAP) Campaign, a national effort to
15 educate and involve concerned citizens against pornography;
16 therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
18 week of October 29 through November 5, 2000, as "Pornography
19 Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania and encourage the display of
20 white ribbons as symbols of community standards of decency and
21 support of the enforcement of obscenity laws.
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