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knodi123today at 3:27 AM2 repliesview on HN

> "would require every bookstore to verify the age of every customer at the door and, for minors..."

It's a dumb law, but, devil's advocate - isn't that how porn shops work? And porn shops also sell some non-porn items, too.


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akerl_today at 4:13 AM

This is the difference between standing on a street corner shouting "shit" and taking a shit on a street corner.

The court is generally pretty adept at navigating the difference between "a bookstore that has some spicy books" and "a sex shop that has some non-spicy books".

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killingtime74today at 3:56 AM

Yes, first amendment is not absolute.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...

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