Leia Swift

Young bisexual girl's personal journal. I am a good little girl, who likes to try out new things. What should I try out this year? You'll have to tell me. Be sure to read my journal to find out all the trouble I get in!

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

25% Online Porn Tax Fails in US Congress

Porn Lovers,

Last week in Congress the idea of a 25% tax to online porn was proposed!

Read the article from Wired Magazine Here.


Here is the full article:



When a group of Democrats in Congress floated the idea of a whopping 25 percent tax on online porn last week, industry critics predictably pounced, calling the proposal unconstitutional. Legal issues aside, there's another possible roadblock: the religious right.

For one thing, the proposed legislation -- the Internet Safety and Child Protection Act of 2005 -- is a product of self-described moderate Democrats, with no bipartisan support. Republicans may be wary of being overshadowed by the minority party on a hot-button issue. Conservatives could also balk at the idea of potentially making hundreds of millions of dollars off the internet's bounty of X-rated material.

"We'd not necessarily be pleased if the U.S. gets into what some people would call a 'sin tax,'" said Rick Schatz, president of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families, a religious advocacy group. "There would be the concern that the government would change its focus to tax pornographic materials rather than control production and distribution."

Schatz reports that he recently met with Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez to discuss pornography. Republican opposition could easily derail the new twin porn bills, introduced by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas) and other members of a Democratic Third Way alliance.

On the other side of the battle, the adult industry has about zero clout in Washington and is an easy target.

"It's a good issue to trot out. I can go to people and say I'm fighting ... porn," said Christopher Mooney, professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Springfield. "Who's going to argue with that? It looks good, doesn't it?"

At least one major voice in the porn world thinks a small tax -- well below 25 percent -- might actually have the unanticipated effect of helping the adult industry.

"As soon as we get a universal or national porn tax, we get what we've always wanted -- that comfort zone of respectability that cigarettes, alcohol and gambling have," said Bill Margold, a former porn performer who now advocates for adult performers.

Margold suspects the "greedy" adult industry will oppose any kind of tax, even if it's in the 1- or 2-percent range. But "in the long run, they’ll see it's the best thing that ever happened to them. It is respectability, and respectability has a price tag."

Online porn webmasters already have plenty to worry about. Many in the industry fear the introduction of a .xxx domain, and there's unanimous opposition to proposed federal regulations that would require anyone who posts X-rated material to hold onto age records proving the performers are over 18. A federal judge on Tuesday heard arguments in the legal fight against the new rules and is expected to rule soon.

There are plenty of precedents for sin taxes and the use of proceeds to combat the supposed "sin." Along those lines, the proposed porn tax would fund efforts to fight child pornography and keep children from viewing porn.

But First Amendment specialists say there's a difference between the usual targets of sin taxes -- drinking, gambling and smoking -- and online porn. The latter, they say, happens to be a form of free speech.

"You cannot have that (porn) tax anymore than you can have a special tax, on, for example, Methodists," said Marilyn Ireland, professor of law at California Western School of Law.

The precedent goes back to the 1930s and the Huey Long era when Louisiana tried to muzzle pesky journalists by levying special taxes on larger newspapers. The Supreme Court told the state to forget it.

"I'm not surprised that the legislators aren't aware of this," said Robert O'Brien, director of the University of Virginia's Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Freedom of Expression. "It's pretty obscure."

There's a possibility that legislators are more interested in the other main thrust of the twin porn bills: a requirement that online porn sites verify the ages of patrons to keep young people from seeing X-rated material. The legislation directs the Federal Trade Commission to design an age-verification system.

Many porn sites ask visitors if they're over 18 or 21, but there's nothing to stop people from lying. Nor is there a system to make sure that children aren't simply using their own credit cards -- or their parents' -- to gain access to pay sites.

Critics of the proposed legislation pointed out other potential pitfalls.

"If the U.S. required age verification mechanisms, sites would move overseas," said Kurt Opsahl, staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "In addition, requiring personal information or payment to access constitutionally protected speech is problematic."

Monday, August 08, 2005

My Sinulator Camz Show

I just had a great camz show this morning. About 400 Guys showed up to watch me, but 3 lucky guys got to control my sinulator during my show.

I started off wearing a new see-thru dress, and a black thong that shows off my curves well. Then I did a striptease, pushing down the dress to reveal my 34Ds.

I showed off my toy, and how it worked to everyone watching, they were all so hot to contol my Sinulator...

My members at Leia21.com got access to my show today. My camz show is a one hour show, and in today's show 3 viewers controlled my toy. My members will also get access to tomorrow's show at 8PM EST - Tomorrow's show is a Pantyhose / Long Legs / Feet show.

My Space + yahoo group

Here are some community-type sites I just joined. If you are a member of the community add me as a friend or just say hello.

http://www.myspace.com/leiaswift
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/msleiaswift

Sunday, August 07, 2005

Upcoming Free Webcam Shows - Control my Sinulator and Pantyhose Fetish

Guys I wanted to let you know about the 2 special camz shows which I will be doing this week. Each show is an hour long and is LIVE. To recieve access you will need to join my website Leia21.com

Monday 9:00 AM
Leia Swift's Sinulator - You control my New Toy!
In today's show randomly selected guests will control my NEW Controlable Toy, the Sinulator!

Tuesday 8:00 PM
Leia Swift's Pantyhose Show
Today's show will be dedicated to pantyhose, long legs, and feet! I will be running lotion all over myself, displaying my legs (I am 5'9), and playing with myself with pantyhose on.

Leia21.com members also get access to Hour long camz shows with Website Amateurs and Porn Stars. Plus my members section with my pictures and videos, as well as access to 90 other amateur websites, plus a forum just for members.

See you on camz Monday morning and Tuesday evening!
xoxo Leia Swift