LOS ANGELES—Former California Superior Court Judge and author Herb Dodell will welcome adult entertainer/sex worker activist Ginger Banks tonight to his popular talk show, For the People, to discuss Aurora Snow's Daily Beast article in which Dodell was featured, "Porn Stars Find 2020 Democratic Candidates ‘Extremely Depressing’" at 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST on 106.5 FM and 102.3 FM/I Heart Media in Los Angeles, or on KCAAradio.com.
Judge Dodell, who recently penned an autobiographical book on how the law works in laymen’s terms, From the Trench to the Bench: Navigating the Legal System & Finding Your Spiritual Path Along the Way, had the award-winning cam star and porn actress on his show back in January to discuss the legalization of sex work, and looks forward to going deeper into the SESTA/FOSTA debate.
“The three keys are that the [FOSTA] statute is overbroad, and that it may violate the First Amendment and Equal Protection per the Constitution. This legislation violates the First Amendment in that it restrains speech and makes it criminal. It is akin to censorship,” assessed Judge Dodell. “I equate that with restraining orders because the reason we grant or not grant restraining orders, the government has to have a 'compelling interest'; those are the magic words. I’m not sure the government has a compelling interest in the communications that may be taking place from these service providers or platforms. It certainly means they are saying this is not the right thing to do and who are they to say that? What is the compelling interest?”
Ginger Banks, who has spoken to The Daily Beast on several occasions on sex work topics and who produced and released an open video letter to Senator Bernie Sanders about signing the FOSTA/SESTA bill, is also looking forward to guesting on For the People.
“I respect a gentleman like Judge Dodell, who encourages an open discussion on human rights and freedoms of speech and expression,” said Ginger. “I look forward to returning to For the People and going farther with the topic, and hopefully opening minds and hearts about these fundamental issues.”
“Ginger presents an interesting perspective, and the problem is, there a stigmatization that takes place when people talk about the adult industry. Those people are diminished by others because of the business they are in. To me, this is censorship,” stated Judge Dodell. “You can’t advertise, you can’t say, you can’t report the language, is very broad, anything considered prurient, and that is censorship. I don’t want this country going towards censorship because that would be an Orwellian Nineteen Eighty-Four world. There are a lot of issues here and that’s why I invited Ginger back.”
Those interested may read what Judge Herb Dodell had to say to reporter Aurora Snow of The Daily Beast here.
To purchase a copy of From the Trench to the Bench: Navigating the Legal System & Finding Your Spiritual Path Along the Way, click here.
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To watch Ginger Banks' video letter to Senator Bernie Sanders, go here.
