...And Two Steps Back

South Carolina, where kids can play with toys, but adults can't.

From the article:

"The South Carolina bill, proposed by Republican Rep. Ralph Davenport, would make it a felony to sell devices used primarily for sexual stimulation and allow law enforcement to seize sex toys from raided businesses."

Concealed firearms are perfectly legal, but dildos? Book 'em! Where's the National Sextoy Association when you need it?

Here's a key passage for me:

"Rep. Davenport, who is from Spartanburg County, did not return several messages Friday to talk about his bill, which was introduced last month. No other legislator has signed on as a co-sponsor and its passage this year seems unlikely."

God forbid the man have the balls to stand up for his bill and say, "I refuse to let consenting adults do what they damn well please in their own bedrooms. If we encourage people to treat sex as something fun, then where will we be?"

Notice too that nobody's backing Davenport's bill. This is simply an attempt on Davenport's part to demonstrate to the hard-right wing Holy Terrors in his constituency that he's catering to their anti-whoopie whims, never mind the First Amendment and the fundamental principal that some things are just nobody else's damn business.

And yes, Davenport is a Republican.