Ohio Bill 16
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:33 AM
Well, according to the Columbus Dispatch this morning, the new "6 foot bubble" law has been passed. I don't recall if there was an effective date or when enforcement would begin. But, looks like the end of my clubbing in Ohio. Watch out Indiana, Kentuck, and Memphis!!
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what happens...first challenged in Ohio courts. then appealed all the way to US Surpreme Court?
Association promises legal challenge to state 'stripper bill'
Legislation forces adult entertainment venues to close at certain times and institutes a no-touch rule.
By Laura A. Bischoff
Staff Writer
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
COLUMBUS — Hours after the Ohio Senate put the finishing touches on the so-called "stripper bill," Gov. Ted Strickland said he will let the legislation become law without his signature — one of three options the governor has under the Ohio Constitution.
Adult businesses promised to wage a legal challenge.
"This bill is so extreme that it could make handshakes and pats on the back illegal,'' said Angelina Spencer, executive director of the National Association of Club Executives. "We're going to court, and we're going to win.''
The measure would force strip clubs, adult bookstores, peep shows and other adult entertainment venues to close between midnight and 6 a.m. Those with liquor licenses could stay open until last call, but nudity would be banned after midnight. Partial nudity would be allowed, but dancers would have to conform to the existing state law by wearing at least G-strings and pasties.
It also institutes a no-touch rule between patrons and nude or partially nude dancers. It would be a first-degree misdemeanor to touch someone's clothed or unclothed private parts and a fourth-degree misdemeanor to touch other body parts.
Phil Burress of Citizens for Community Values, the Cincinnati-based group that collected 120,000 voter signatures to put the issue before the General Assembly, said, "It's not everything we wanted, but it moves the ball down the field quite a bit."
Strickland press secretary Keith Dailey said the governor did not find constitutional flaws in the bill, which received wide support in the House and Senate.
"The governor believes that the most important issues facing Ohio are job creation, improving the education system and expanding access to health care. He is looking forward to bringing the issues back to those issues of great importance to Ohioans," Dailey said.
Contact this reporter at (614) 224-1624 or [email protected].
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It also institutes a no-touch rule between patrons and nude or partially nude dancers. It would be a first-degree misdemeanor to touch someone's clothed or unclothed private parts and a fourth-degree misdemeanor to touch other body parts.------ Does this mean that I can't shake the hand of my fellow patron I meed in the club??? Does this mean I get arrested for pulling my zipper down when I go to the bathroom???
Phil Burress of Citizens for Community Values, the Cincinnati-based group that collected 120,000 voter signatures to put the issue before the General Assembly, said, "It's not everything we wanted, but it moves the ball down the field quite a bit."------- Would Phil Burress like to transform us all back to VIRGINS???
"The governor believes that the most important issues facing Ohio are job creation, improving the education system and expanding access to health care. He is looking forward to bringing the issues back to those issues of great importance to Ohioans," Dailey said.------ Job creation???? HAH! He's taking THOUSANDS of jobs away on this bill!!!!
Well, I may be STUCK in this friggin' state for awhile, but Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky aren't that far away!