The following article is based on information recently received from Citizens for Community Values (CCV). CCV was instrumental in bringing about needed regulation of the sex business in Ohio.
THE NEW LAW
On June 6 the Community Defense Act (CDA) – with its two practical regulations on all sexually oriented businesses – became the law in Ohio. According to Ohio’s constitution, a law goes into effect 60 days after it becomes law. By that provision, CDA would go into effect in late August.
Passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority of the state's legislators, CDA, or S.B.16, places two practical, crime-preventing regulations on all peep booths, massage parlors, adult bookstores, strip bars and other sex-oriented businesses. One regulation would require all such businesses
· to close between midnight and 6:00am, the time period during which law enforcement officials testify that the crimes associated with these businesses increase.
· The other would prevent physical contact between nude or semi-nude employees of sex clubs and patrons, thereby preventing the prostitution commonly associated with strip clubs.
THE RESPONSE OF THE SEX PEDDLERS
· to close between midnight and 6:00am, the time period during which law enforcement officials testify that the crimes associated with these businesses increase.
· The other would prevent physical contact between nude or semi-nude employees of sex clubs and patrons, thereby preventing the prostitution commonly associated with strip clubs.
THE RESPONSE OF THE SEX PEDDLERS
Ohio strip clubs and other sex-oriented businesses are desperate to preserve their unregulated, immoral and ungodly business status. They seek to take unfettered advantage of the prurient interests of men. Like legalized gambling, sexually-oriented businesses ultimately will destroy degrade and dehumanize individuals, families and communities. These decadent businesses are now fighting back to kill CDA before it is even goes into effect. They apparently will employ two basic strategies.
STRATEGY ONE – PUT IT ON THE BALLOT
The deception begins! On Thursday June 7, a spokesperson for the Buckeye Association of Club Executives (BACE) announced that the organization was collecting signatures to initiate a referendum, which would block the recently enacted Community Defense Act (CDA) from becoming effective on September 4 as scheduled and instead would place the measure on the November ballot.
Upon hearing of the referendum attempt, CCV's Vice President of Public Policy, David Miller, referred to an independent statewide poll taken in May that confirmed widespread popular support for the protective measures of CDA. "They would have to be successful in completely misleading the public about this anti-crime law in order to have it voted off the books," said Miller in CCV's Thursday press release.
Miller’s words were prophetic. The deception already has begun! BACE spokesperson Sandy Theiss announced yesterday that the sex business group had created a political action committee to spearhead the referendum effort - and further announced that it would be called "Citizens for Community Standards," an obvious attempt to tie into CCV's reputation and name.
"Their signature collection effort and public campaign will make use of the take-off name in hopes of misleading people into thinking that our organization is behind their effort," said Miller.
STRATEGY TWO – JUDICIAL ACTIVISM
Upon hearing of the referendum attempt, CCV's Vice President of Public Policy, David Miller, referred to an independent statewide poll taken in May that confirmed widespread popular support for the protective measures of CDA. "They would have to be successful in completely misleading the public about this anti-crime law in order to have it voted off the books," said Miller in CCV's Thursday press release.
Miller’s words were prophetic. The deception already has begun! BACE spokesperson Sandy Theiss announced yesterday that the sex business group had created a political action committee to spearhead the referendum effort - and further announced that it would be called "Citizens for Community Standards," an obvious attempt to tie into CCV's reputation and name.
"Their signature collection effort and public campaign will make use of the take-off name in hopes of misleading people into thinking that our organization is behind their effort," said Miller.
STRATEGY TWO – JUDICIAL ACTIVISM
Additionally, immediately upon passage of CDA, a spokesperson for the strip club industry announced that the industry would challenge the law in court. The strip club attorneys will request a temporary restraining order to prevent the law from going into effect during the challenge. Then they will seek out a sympathetic District Court judge willing to "legislate from the bench" in their favor. The case will go from there to the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, which CCV says that it is confident that the court will uphold CDA . . .
CCV advices concerned citizens to "Challenge anything you see or hear in the media about CDA or S. B.16," warned Miller. "Seventy-five percent (75%) of Ohio's legislators and our governor already have signed off on the constitutionality of this bill. CDA is desperately needed to protect our communities, our families, and the women who work within this crime-ridden industry."
CCV advices concerned citizens to "Challenge anything you see or hear in the media about CDA or S. B.16," warned Miller. "Seventy-five percent (75%) of Ohio's legislators and our governor already have signed off on the constitutionality of this bill. CDA is desperately needed to protect our communities, our families, and the women who work within this crime-ridden industry."
TAKE ACTION
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Just because I work at a strip club to pay my bills, my club owner is now a porn pimp?If this law passes, strippers will just be stripping in your living room instead!I know I have booked more private shows in the last 2 months than I have all year, any wonder why?
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