Please read what nambla states on their site --that is the open support of pedophilia
-- the age of consent in every state is 16-18
nambla is openly supporting a criminal offense
Please read what the aclu told the boston globe
"It has to do with communications on a website, and material that does not promote any kind of criminal behavior whatsoever."
So pedophilia is illegal - hopefully we can all agree on that
nambla unabashedly promotes pedophilia by their own admission, which is a crime
aclu defends nambla saying they do not promote criminal behavior
Really??
has the aclu done anything good -- most assuredly, have they now backslid into a highly politically charged charade, absolutely.
Understand I am not defending NAMBLA.
You seem to be arguing that people shouldn't be able to advocate illegal behavior. I would remind you that there are a lot of things legal that didn't used to be. Black people voting, owning property, etc. comes to mind as a convenient example. Should those who advocated civil rights for blacks have been prosecuted where those civil rights conflicted with criminal laws?*
I find what NAMBLA advances repugnant, as we all do. But personal repugnance has never been, not should it ever be, a valid reason under our Constitution for limiting speech.
I cannot stand the Westboro trolls. And yet when I see them spewing truly repugnant filth, it reminds me of how great our country is.
*Understand also that I am not equating blacks and pedophiles.