SENATE BILL: Sex Work Act of 2013 (Law'd)

[President Tyrion]

I am definitely not comfortable with waiving the requirement to wear condoms. However, it's rather obvious that it would be unenforceable. Let's instead require all sex workers to carry a condom, available upon request.

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[President Tyrion]

I tend to oppose a measure to force someone to carry condoms with them at all times. If someone wants to bang without it, great, and if that sex worker doesn't have one and the client wants to use one, his client simply doesn't have to have sex with them. Fining them for not carrying a condom, well, seems a bit much, right? It's all about freedom to raw dog it, my friends.

It's akin to requiring people to have fresh food in a school lunch. It's entirely for the citizens' health, and it serves the dual purpose of reducing healthcare costs for the country (since we'll be footing the bill for whatever that unsheathed sausage does).

I suspect you will be offering that this afternoon in 58th Senate, correct "Governor" Tyrion?

Yes

[President Tyrion]

I tend to oppose a measure to force someone to carry condoms with them at all times. If someone wants to bang without it, great, and if that sex worker doesn't have one and the client wants to use one, his client simply doesn't have to have sex with them. Fining them for not carrying a condom, well, seems a bit much, right? It's all about freedom to raw dog it, my friends.

It's akin to requiring people to have fresh food in a school lunch. It's entirely for the citizens' health, and it serves the dual purpose of reducing healthcare costs for the country (since we'll be footing the bill for whatever that unsheathed sausage does).

I suspect you will be offering that this afternoon in 58th Senate, correct "Governor" Tyrion?

Yes

Well, the poor boy in the school cafeteria has no choice but to eat the food being served, or he will go hungry. He has no choice.

Here, the client of the sex worker can chose not to have sex with the worker if they do not carry a condom. Sex is great, but it is not as essential as eating, understand? I don't want to see poor little Jimmy go hungry, but I don't care if Mike has to find another sex worker to fulfill his primal urges. No, I won't lose any sleep over that.

I will say this little provision isn't a deal breaker, I am just putting my two cents out there.

Well, I feel like the analogy still holds. Little Jimmy could easily eat whatever other unhealthy item he wants, as long as the cafeteria provides it; we can't really stop him, because it would be too difficult to enforce. Similarly, a client could easily choose not to use a condom under this law (the treat to unsheath!), but having that option is one step in the right direction. Of course, I would require condom usage if it was feasible, but the law as currently written wouldn't need it.

Plus, this is an issue of worker safety, really. It's probably more unlikely that a worker would have an STD than a random client, so we're essentially protecting the worker by requiring him/her to be carrying a condom. It's like a hard hat on a construction site. A hard-on hat.

[President Tyrion]

Lesbihonest, if you're a sex worker, you are assuming the risk of catching an STD.

Yes, of course! But we as a government protect citizens from risky ventures all the time. There's a relatively large negative externality to this free market transaction, and we're trying to curb it.

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That bolded statement doesn't ring true to me. Remember, we provide condoms for free, so the cost of carrying one is minimal. At the same time, for it not to make anyone safer, required condom carry would have to be 100% ineffective, and I don't see that happening.

I would rather penalize sex workers for not being safe than have to deal with the consequences once they aren't. I don't think it's as simple as saying a client can just go somewhere else. To get to a point where you know the sex worker doesn't have a condom, you would have already incurred a cost: agreeing to meet, finding a mutually acceptable location, and being there. It makes the transaction time a lot lengthier when you need to replace your sex worker for lack of a condom.

[President Tyrion]

I officially offer the amendment now.

[President Tyrion]

Nay

Do we assume the vote is open even if the VP hasn't opened it?

[President Tyrion]

Aye

[President Tyrion]

Aye