PRINTER'S NO. 2755
No. 487 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY HICKERNELL, TRUE, BAKER, BEAR, BELFANTI,
BENNINGTON, BEYER, BOBACK, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, DONATUCCI, GALLOWAY,
GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HORNAMAN,
KORTZ, MACKERETH, MAHONEY, MANN, MANTZ, MARSICO, McILHATTAN,
MENSCH, MILLARD, MOYER, MURT, MUSTIO, PALLONE, PAYNE,
PETRARCA, PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROHRER, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STERN, SWANGER,
TANGRETTI, VULAKOVICH AND WOJNAROSKI, OCTOBER 26, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 26, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Observing the week of October 28 through November 4, 2007, as
2 "White Ribbon Against Pornography Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Pornography degrades and dehumanizes both female and
4 male participants; and
5 WHEREAS, Pornography presents youth with a false and
6 distorted image of human sexuality, devoid of love, commitment
7 and responsibility; and
8 WHEREAS, Pornography features and promotes rape and other
9 antisocial behaviors in an era of increasing sexual violence and
10 an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases; and
11 WHEREAS, Pornography has the potential to lead both children
12 and adults into destructive sexual addictions; and
13 WHEREAS, Pornography can contribute to the breakup of
14 marriages; and
1 WHEREAS, So-called "adult" pornography is commonly used by
2 pedophiles to desensitize children and break down their
3 resistance to sexual acts; and
4 WHEREAS, Children have been known to molest other children in
5 imitation of what they have seen in pornography; and
6 WHEREAS, According to a study conducted by Crimes Against
7 Children's Resource Center, the percentage of Internet users
8 between ten years of age and 17 years of age who were exposed to
9 unwanted pornography in the previous year increased from 25% in
10 2000 to 34% in 2005; and
11 WHEREAS, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
12 conducted a 2004 survey in which 45% of teens surveyed indicated
13 they have friends who regularly view and download pornography
14 from the Internet; and
15 WHEREAS, Federal and State obscenity laws have been enacted
16 against hardcore pornography to protect public safety, public
17 health and public morality; and
18 WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court has held that
19 obscenity is not protected speech under the First Amendment; and
20 WHEREAS, A poll conducted by Harris Interactive in November
21 2005 found that 77% of adult Americans surveyed support the
22 Department of Justice crackdown on obscene materials; and
23 WHEREAS, Americans throughout the United States will be
24 participating in "White Ribbon Against Pornography Week" in
25 various ways to support the enforcement of obscenity laws;
26 therefore be it
27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives observe the week
28 of October 28 through November 4, 2007, as "White Ribbon Against
29 Pornography Week" in Pennsylvania.
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