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Harlequinn blogs on the Good Vibes blog about how working in porn made her a patriot. From her post
In the Heart of Real America: How Porn Made Me a Patriot:

"Call the Community Defense Act what you want – The Stripper Law, the Porn Bill, The Ill-conceived Brainchild of a Group Quasi-Religious Ultra Conservative Wackos. You can even take the CCV tact and call it an anti-crime bill rather than the piece of legislative crap it is, if you want. But, the truth is that the Community Defense Act is a restriction on the First Amendment -guaranteed right for people to choose how they wish to be entertained.

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In May of this year, the troops, consisting of GVA employees, several adult store and club owners in Ohio and the Buckeye Association of Club Executives (B.A.C.E.) were rallied, and the effort to bring some common sense back to the legislature began. Articles expounding on the negative impact the CDA would create appeared in every major newspaper in Ohio. Letters were written, calls were made, meetings were held, and despite every rational argument that was made against HB 16’s passage – the loss of jobs and tax revenue in an already severely depressed economy, the killing of any chance of Cleveland being able to leverage itself into a convention destination, and the basic principle of separation of church and state to name a few – it cleared both the house and senate hurdles to land squarely on Ted Strickland’s desk. It remained untouched and unsigned for the requisite ten days that would allow it to pass into law without the gubernatorial seal of approval.

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And the Community Defense Act is a chilling glimpse of an America without Freedom."