TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Legislature is declaring pornography as a health risk.
The state's House of Representatives approved the resolution by a voice vote on Tuesday. The resolution states a need for education, research and policy changes to protect Floridians, especially teenagers, from pornography.
Republican Rep. Ross Spano says there is research that finds a connection between pornography use and mental and physical illnesses, forming and maintaining intimate relationships and deviant sexual behavior. Spano is also a candidate for attorney general.
Democratic Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith asked Spano why there was an immediate need to pass the resolution and countered that there are more important bills and topics that should be taken up by the Legislature
A similar resolution is in the state Senate and has yet to be heard in a committee.


Florida has elected idiots just like many other states it appears. This elected official is worrying about sex and what adults can see in their bedrooms online rather than protecting kids under 21 from getting shot. I would be asking why are people under 21 barred from buying hand guns but not semi automatics? Why is this elected official worrying about what adults see online instead of real issues. I don't want to move to Florida either.