Governor Spitzer has resigned. As far as Gov. Spitzer goes, for me this is simple. Spitzer violated state law and he should have resigned and should be prosecuted. I would also question if he may have abused his office and cut any back room deals. He…..

Jeff, your argument is under the assumption that it would be regulated.

All businesses in this country are regulated to some degree. My argument is under the assumption that it would be no more or less regulated than most businesses.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want someone being pimped on the same corner my kid catches the school bus.

Legal prostitutes wouldn’t be solicited on street corners for the same reason masseuses don’t work on the streets. It is only the black market that forces them to try to hide in plain sight.

But how does decriminalizing pimps, buyers, procurers, brothels or other sex establishments offer any solution to this? Decriminalization would do nothing but expand the sex industry and send a message to society that it is acceptable.

Yes, decriminilization will expand any industry, but it will also clean it up. When you bring the industry back inside the protection of the law, the true coercion and exploitation is reduced to the same level it would be in any other industry.

Oh, and prostitution is considered acceptable to a large part of society. It wouldn’t be if it weren’t.

There is only one honest reason to oppose legalization: you don’t like the choices that other people make.

Should prostitution be legalized? Yeah, I actually believe it should be. And no, I don’t think prostitution is moral. In fact, it’s highly immoral. It’s bad, mmmkay. Never been to a prostitute, never will. In my libertarian vision of the……

Crossposted from Stop The ACLU
Since New York Governor Eliot Spitzer brought the topic into the national discussion, I thought it would be interesting to dust off this oldy but goody. I know that some more libertarian leaning people actually agree wit…