Authority figures never give up. Their antics cease to amaze me as they continue to look for new ways to tarnish entertainment avenues for swingers. But the recent licensing snafu regarding the Green Door in Las Vegas must be the most absurd thing I've come across in some time. According to KRNV, the Reno NBC affiliate, the Clark County Business License Department has issued two summons accusing Joseph Cavaretta, the owner of the Green Door, of running an adult theater without a permit. To all of us that know the Green Door as a swing club, the official who ordered the summonses had deemed the club an adult theater because he was able to access adult material through a computer at the business.
After receiving a second summons for violating licensing regulations, Cavaretta filed a federal lawsuit seeking to continue offering Internet services to customers. An attorney for the Green Door stated that "the case has far-reaching implications", since it appears as if "the government is trying to regulate what people see on the Internet." Offering unfiltered Internet access is not the same as running an adult theater just because individuals can view porn.
It's simple enough to resolve, but a waste of time and energy for the club owner. But it seems as if authority figures vehemently search for ways to undermine organizations and businesses that cater to the sexually alternative. Why? Are they so repressed with their own sexuality that they can't stand to see anyone enjoy sex? And what was that licensing official doing at the Green Door anyway? And what prompted him to search for adult material at the club? Wasn't there enough to look at?
It's interesting that these officials don't throw hissy fits about the library. (They could for all I know.) Unfiltered Internet access is available to anyone over the age of 18. Does this make the library an adult theater as well? Not to mention, anyone with a valid library card in good standing may check out any book he or she wants. Sex information is available in all forms -- from scientific inquiries to entertainment. And what about coffee shops? All over any big city you'll find signs inside cafés advertising Internet access. Are they required to purchase an adult theater license?
We have certain unalienable rights as American citizens. When authority figures attempt to dictate what people see, hear, read, or think, they encroach upon these rights. What do we need to do to thwart these discriminatory agendas?
In any case, it's laughable that a business-licensing official felt the need to look for a reason to indict a sex club. If it's not the health department in Manhattan or Los Angeles, it's business loopholes in Las Vegas. It takes quite a bit of time to think of ways to undermine any establishment. There is a necessary amount of planning that goes into to faultfinding. Consider why lawyers and detectives are paid so well.
If authorities and conservatives don't like sex clubs, adult material, and such, they don't have to look at it. It is completely within our rights to attend sex clubs, access adult material, and have sex with anyone and any number of people we want. These scare tactics are only artificial restraints. They'll eventually understand that the red light at the Green Door is about to change.
