Conservatives want to shut down any government agency that doesn't work and a lot that do. But a bunch of them, led most vocally by Senator Orrin Hatch, are upset that the Obama Adminstration has closed the Obscenity Prosecution Task Force that was set up under G.W. Bush to try and get rid of pornography on the Internet. Can anyone name a division in any corner of federal, state or local government that has succeeded less in its intended goal? The Presidential Commission to Have One Guy Sweep the Beach Clean of Sand has done a more effective job.
Whether the government should be trying at all to stop adults from making and buying porn at all is a very good question. So, quite apart from that, is another darn good question: Is it even possible? I think the answer to both those questions is no. You might be able to zone it and do more to not have it displayed where kids can see it and where it's hard for those who want to avoid it to avoid it. But I'm guessing my government could reinstate that task force and fund it with enough loot to double the deficit…and the end-result would be that it would take you two mouse-clicks to find porn instead of just one.