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Conclusion
We can only surmise why President Clinton turned a blind eye towards the growing obscenity problem, despite his 1992 pledge. Whatever the explanations, the last eight years have indeed been a great time to be in the porn business.
During the Reagan and Bush administrations,the Justice Department successfully prosecuted child pornographers and large-scale purveyors of obscenity; and, in the process of effectively enforcing the obscenity laws, collected millions of dollars in fines and forfeitures to offset the costs of enforcement.
What was accomplished during the Reagan/Bush years can be accomplished again, but it will take a president and attorney general who understand the harms that pornography causes and who mean business about enforcing federal obscenity laws.
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