"I thought it had to do with the forbidden. The attraction to the forbidden in the forbidden. The forbiddenest. But it still wasn't much of an answer."
- David Bezmozgis (Short story "Natasha" from The New Yorker Magazine)
Court Rules Canada's Prostitution Laws Unconstitutional.
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- David Bezmozgis (Short story "Natasha" from The New Yorker Magazine)
Not quite. They were struck down because they forced a woman to choose between her right to security, and her right to liberty. The right to liberty is only there because the underlying act is legal. Make the underlying act illegal and the woman doesn't face that damning choice.
That said I hope you're right, but I guarantee you that as we speak there are Conservative government lawyers poring over their law books looking for a way to slam down the hammer.
Isn't the right to liberty, freedom to choose (so long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others), as opposed to what a law permits?
Doesn't the 'right to liberty' trump a law that made prostitution illegal (assuming there was one)? IOW, it's a legal principal that shouldn't be defined by statutes.
Doesn't the 'right to liberty' trump a law that made prostitution illegal (assuming there was one)? IOW, it's a legal principal that shouldn't be defined by statutes.
Can they make gay mariages illegal too? If yes, there are some redneck Conservatives who would love to do so.
How many times do you think you can bring up the Teh Gays in this conversation before it becomes redundant?
Did one of them broke your heart? It's time to let it go now.
which they will. cool that it is heading that way though. maybe someone can set up a union or something that can make it safer for the girls and get rid of the abusive pimps.
Hey in the U.S. we have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But that doesn't include a right to see SPs legally.
So the right to liberty you mention depends on numerous factors. Do drug users have a right to buy drugs? Does everyone have a right to drive a car if they can afford one, do we have a right to see SPs? Do we have a right to smoke in the mall? Do we have a right to walk naked in the street, donate to the IRA or some other such group, spit on the sidewalk, park wherever we want, etc, etc. A lot of things that may give us happiness are not allowed by various laws.
I think that now the gun registry debate has been settled, the government needs a new agenda. They will gauge how the public reacts to the court ruling and run with it. Lets see if the Manitoba judge is re-instated to the bench and lets see if a McBJ franchise opens up near you soon.
Perhaps, but only the Feds can do it. Since they cannot compel the Provinces to issue licenses, or require records (or do anything) it would be rather a stretch. Sorry for getting all technical-legal: 'Crimes' are really, really cross-yer-heart dead seriously awful things that make every good person wanna puke at the thought, 'cause no good person does that. That's why our only our federal Queen signs such laws, not the varous provincial Queens. If you were her Executioner and gave someone the chop w/o the right paperwork that might be a crime, but only because murder's a crime, not the lack of license.
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It always was legal. The case was about the things that were not legal: communicating for the purpose, bawdyhouse offences and such. Those are what was struck down. It was not said that no such law is possible, so we might get new ones that do the same stuff better, and there's always the good ol' notwithstanding clause. Right now we're all in a kind of holding pattern until we see if the Feds are gonna drop the other shoe. The best answer, like before is, "Sorta". Only maybe a bit more so.
Poll as of now
http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/...ion-laws-did-a-judge-make-the-right-call.html
Do you think the judge made the right decision in striking down key parts of Canada's prostitution laws?
YES 80.12% 1415 votes
NO 19.88% 351 votes
http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/...ion-laws-did-a-judge-make-the-right-call.html
Do you think the judge made the right decision in striking down key parts of Canada's prostitution laws?
YES 80.12% 1415 votes
NO 19.88% 351 votes
that's because there is no right to happiness, there is only the right to pursue it
$10 says that if they legalize it and tax it the prices will go up, and unlicensed SPs will still be around and be undercutting the legal ones because they don't have this additional expence.
