In speech to Nevada Legislature, Sen. Reid calls for ending legal prostitution

[The Straight Story]

In speech to Nevada Legislature, Sen. Reid calls for ending legal prostitution

Sen. Harry Reid called for the abolishment of Nevada's legal brothel trade Tuesday in a speech before the Legislature.

"So let's have an adult conversation about an adult subject," Reid said. "Nevada needs to be known as the first place for innovation and investment -- not as the last place where prostitution is still legal. When the nation thinks about Nevada, it should think about the world's newest ideas and newest careers -- not about its oldest profession."

Dennis Hof, owner of the Bunny Ranch and Love Ranch brothels in Lyon County, sat in the Assembly chamber us to outlaw prostitution."during the speech, along with nine sex workers that work at his brothels.

"We should do everything we can to make sure the world holds Nevada in the same high regard you and I do," Reid said. "If we want to attract business to Nevada that puts people back to work, the time has come for us to outlaw prostitution."

http://www.rgj.com/article/20110222/NEWS11/110222015

[PoliticAverse]

1. Make love not war Harry.... n/t

[dkofos]

2. WTF More job killing legislation.

[Arkana]

3. That's not gonna make him any friends in Vegas.

[Jokinomx]

13. Well...Clark county is the only county that prostitution is not legal....

As I remember... I used to live in Nevada decades ago.

With that said... the only place in Nevada that prostitutes were a problem was Vegas.

[mediator]

4. With 'friends' like that, who needs republicans?

:puke:

[Little Star]

5. Doesn't he have more urgent things to worry about?

Why pick this stupid fight now?

[damntexdem]

6. But then what would all the politicians do for a living?

Oh, the OTHER kind -- the less-damaging kind. ;-)

[hlthe2b]

7. This is not a fight to have right now...

while I detest exploitation of women (or men), the legalized, regulated version seems infinitely preferable to the drug/gang/violence-laden illegal street version

[Spirochete]

8. And that's a really big priority to him?

Seems to me like that would be way down the list - if on it at all - but that's just me...

[spanone]

9. harry, there are serious problems in the world.

[steve2470]

10. + 1 nt

[Cleita]

11. Now I know Harry is out of it. n/t

[ProgressiveProfessor]

12. His LDS roots are showing