Stop the Sale of Pornography on Military Bases

The Military Honor and Decency Act - H.R. 5821

Virginia Representatives Randy Forbes, Virgil Goode, and Robert Wittman are co-sponsors of HR 5821 which seeks to close a loophole which has prevented the federal Military Honor and Decency Act - 10 U.S.C. § 2489, prohibiting the sale of sexually explicit publications in military exchanges, to be implemented.

According to Bill Johnson, American Decency Association, U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) has introduced a bill to address this concern [The Military Honor and Decency Act - H.R. 5821] http://broun.house.gov/apps/list/press/ga10_broun/AntiPornography.shtml

Broun’s legislation, the “Military Honor and Decency Act,” closes a loophole incurrent law that is allowing the sale of sexually explicit material on American military installations located both within the United States and around the world. Although the “National Defense Authorization Act of 1997” expressly prevents the

Secretary of Defense from permitting the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DoD), subsequent regulations adopted by the Department of Defense have continued to allow the sale of sexually explicit material to occur. Congressman Broun’s legislation closes these existing loopholes in DoD regulations to bring the Department into compliance with the intent of the 1997 law so that taxpayers will not be footing the costs of distributing pornography.

In an email today, Johnson quotes Congressman Paul Broun:

“As a Marine, I am deeply concerned for the welfare of our troops and their mission,” said Broun. “Allowing the sale of pornography on military bases has harmed military men and women by: escalating the number of violent, sexual crimes; feeding a base addiction; eroding the family as the primary building block of society; and denigrating the moral standing of our troops both here and abroad. Our troops should not see their honor sullied so that the moguls behind magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can profit. The ‘Military Honor and Decency Act’ will right a bureaucratic--and moral--wrong.”

Please contact Representative Eric Cantor and ask him to join Randy Forbes, Virgil Goode, and Robert Wittman in co-sponsoring H.R. 5821:

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