Idaho lawmakers: No premarital sex should be shown or implied on TV

[cali]

BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) - A number of Idaho lawmakers are targeting a topic they say should be taboo on television - premarital sex.

And they're taking a symbolic stand.

Lawmakers are against references to premarital sex in dramas, comedies, reality and talk shows as well as advertisements.

"We need to take a stand and stand up for for the morality of what is best for the citizens of Idaho," said Rep. Darrell Bolz, (R-Caldwell).

The measure that easily passed the house state affairs committee would urge the federal government and the FCC to prohibit the portrayal, even implied, or even the discussion of premarital sex on TV between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

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http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Idaho-Premarital-Sex-News-198283721.html

Nothing better to do, assholes?

[mr_hat]

1. There's an Iowa and an Idaho.

Boise is in Idaho.

[cali]

7. ack, thanks. And yes, dear, I do know where Boise is.

[mr_hat]

21. Beg 'pardon. nt

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Nice yellow chompers, you old busybody.

[LongTomH]

9. Omigawd! This guy's ready for an appearance on "The Walking Dead"

They could save on makeup!

[MattBaggins]

38. Let Michone Shogun his ass

[Brigid]

41. I've seen walkers on that show that look better than this idiot.

Yikes!

[catbyte]

3. LOL. Yeah, that'll help

MAO.

[Wait Wut]

4. "...stand up for for the morality of what is best for the citizens of Idaho"

...because, what?, they're too stupid and evil to think for themselves? Glad the GOP is so against 'nanny states'.

Also, too, and...this means we'll have to stop watching the news. Especially news about GOP congress critters. Damned hypocrites.

[indepat]

5. And for heaven's sake, let's also prohibit any portrayal of extra-marital sex and any lusting

in the heart or mind.

[LongTomH]

6. Bloody effen' hilarious!

What are they going to do, require cable outlets to block all TV shows showing (actually implying) premarital sex?

[pinboy3niner]

8. Not the Onion?

Oy!

[Aristus]

10. If they remove references to pre-marital sex from TV shows, no one will watch them.

If no one watches, advertising revenue will go down. If advertising revenue goes down, corporations will lose money! Why do they hate the free-enterprise system? Commies!

[Borchkins]

11. Idaho? Iowa?

[edbermac]

12. Let's take it out of the Bible too!

[onehandle]

16. That's some hot stuff. nt

[bluedigger]

13. Why stop at television?

Lets go after music, literature, and art as well. Then we can rename Idaho "Dumbfuckistan".

[onehandle]

14. But massive violence is just fine. nt

[Fresh_Start]

15. how about adultery....thats okay apparently nt

nt

[sinkingfeeling]

17. When do we change the name to the Taliban States of America?

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. It's too bad that such a beautiful state is home to such knuckle-draggers

Is it something in that mountain water? Yes, there are a lot of Mormons there, but not as many as in Utah.

[rrneck]

19. Somebody needs to tell them about that newfangled internet thingie. nt

[southernyankeebelle]

20. Don't laugh at this stuff people. This is the infiltration of the religious right coming to a town

near you.

[LeftInTX]

22. What shows would be allowed?

Re-runs of Andy of Mayberry, Gunsmoke etc.
Not the nightly news, not cable news
Cartoon Network...(maybe)

[hughee99]

24. Here's all I could come up with

Hoarders, sports, that christmas "Yule log" where they just show a log burning in the fireplace, and those shows with the 800lb men and women on the Learning Channel.

[Broken_Hero]

26. Dont' think Andy Griffth show would work

didn't the show imply that Andy was divorced from his wife, and was rasing Opie, or did she pass away? Not really sure about the particulars of the Andy Griffth show but when I watched it I was always under the impression that Andy was a divorced single father, and Divorce doesn't settle well with many religions

[hughee99]

31. I believe he was a widower. n/t

[Broken_Hero]

32. Okay, that makes sense.

I don't recall them talking about it, but I only watched around 20 episodes or so, and that was a long time ago

[dsc]

37. He was a widower

in the first show Barney Fife shot her, that is why Andy would never let her have a bullet. Well, no that isn't true. He was a widower but I don't think they ever discussed how she died.

[Ilsa]

40. Probably a botched illegal abortion. nt

[hughee99]

23. If they make TV boring enough, people will find other things to do...

like premarital sex.

[jmowreader]

36. Haven't been to Idaho much, I see

In about two-thirds of the state, the only things to do are beer drinking, pot smoking and extramarital sex. We were fuckin' in Idaho before fuckin' was cool.

[hughee99]

42. I can't say I've been there, but you paint a beautiful picture. n/t

[Arugula Latte]

25. But Americans mowing down other Americans en masse with guns? Fine and dandy with us, boy howdy!

[libodem]

27. Brought to you by the "small government" people

Who don't want government 'shoving regulations down their throats'.

Of courrrse

[dimbear]

28. In solidarity, please burn your copies of "The Scarlet Letter."

That thing corrupted so many innocents. Stick with something with family values, like "The Turner Diaries."

[Nuclear Unicorn]

29. I bet if I cared enough I could take every lame pro-soda reg argument

and apply it to this absurdity.

[Bjorn Against]

30. Not even discussion?

Well at least we won't have to listen to the Pope or any of their televangelists any more, they discuss pre-marital sex all the time.

[Glamrock]

33. LOOK OUT!

If this isn't an example of sharia law, I don't know what is.

[backscatter712]

34. This proposal totally blows.

This infringement of the First Amendment completely sodomizes the country without the benefit of a reacharound.

[gollygee]

35. Isn't the average age of people's first sexual experience 16?

For both boys and girls?

To refuse to show premarital sex would be to only have things on television that were completely different than real life. And, unless same-sex marriage becomes legal in Idaho, completely ignores the existence of same-sex relationships. Which they probably like the idea of too, I suppose.

[magellan]

39. Because there was no premarital sex before TV introduced the idea

[steve2470]

43. 1953 calling, it wants its morals back, bozo nt

[Blue Idaho]

44. Welcome to New Deseret.

There are more Mormons in this stupid fucking state than in Utah. The legislature is filled with ignorant ultra-conservative "Elders" from the Church. It's no surprise they are trying to legislate their way back to 1830.

[Warren DeMontague]

45. THANK GOD!

Filth and fornication! prurient priapic pornification! Smut! Smut! aeeeeeeeeeeee!