Sun Jun 2,12:33 PM ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A death row inmate is suing to block a Tennessee prison policy that took effect Saturday banning sexually explicit publications like Playboy and Hustler.

Cone, convicted in 1982 of killing an elderly Memphis couple, is housed at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Earlier in the week, he lost a U.S. Supreme Court appeal of his death sentence.

Correction Commissioner Donal Campbell, citing security issues, gave prisoners the month of May to dispose of sexual materials before guards begin confiscating them. The announcement followed a 2000 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding an Arizona jail system's decision to ban adult books and magazines.

But Cone's attorney, John Herbison, said the Tennessee state constitution, which says "every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject," offers broader free speech rights than the U.S. Constitution.

"Something that prohibits speech based on its content is presumed to be unconstitutional, and the burden of justification is on the government," Herbison said.

The above was taken from an article found on Yahoo news. The article was edited for space only... to see the full article click here. 

This is where I question our Judicial system..... "Every citizen"? When someone takes the life of not one but two Citizens, they give up their constitutional rights.... This is a person that has been found not worth living... He's on Death Row!!!! For the love of Pete! Let's get real!!!! So they are sexually frustrated... Who gives a damn! This man is a known and convicted killer!!!

If a person try's to commit suicide, and is brought into the hospital... they are asked to sign a living will.... Ya know... If you can't speak for yourself due to being incapacitated, do you wish to be put on a respirator. Or would you rather we let you die?" Now tell me that isn't absurd!!!!!!!!!!  

Dr. Laura and God's Laws

This was sent to me in an email and I thought I would share it with anyone that comes to my site. Author Unknown

Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a US radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.

The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by a US resident, which was posted on the Internet. It's funny, as well as informative:
Dear Dr. Laura:
     Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate.
     I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to follow them.

1. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odour for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odour is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair sacrifice for her?
3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual cleanliness - Lev.15:19-24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offence.
4. Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?
6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?
7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?
9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend).  He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? -Lev. 24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev.20:14) I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
Your devoted disciple and adoring fan,
Jack

Don't ask' author: Draft trumps gay ban

"After two Democratic congressmen proposed this week a reinstatement of the national draft for military service, the primary architect of the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy said it should be scrapped in the event of a draft.

Charles Moskos, the influential military sociologist who helped craft the ban, said it should be abolished if the draft is re-enacted, because mandatory service represents a "higher virtue" than the privacy considerations of heterosexual soldiers."

Taken from an article found on Yahoo News by Tom Musbach, Gay.com / PlanetOut.com Network

If I were at an age to be drafted I would definitely go to the draft board in drag. After being told that I couldn't serve because of who I love, then be told that "Oh, no, we Need you now!" I would have to say F--k off. I was always taught, you can't have it both ways. Well???? What makes the Government any different?

I got to thinking, just because they drop the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, doesn't mean that an openly Gay person can serve in the military. 

As the article later states, the Don't ask, don't tell policy should be dropped on it's own lack of merit. Actually it never should have been put into place.