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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth

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To: American Spirit who wrote (117713)3/12/2008 12:00:20 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (4) of 173976
 
Foes of Sex Trade Are Stung by the Fall of an Ally

By NINA BERNSTEIN
Published: March 12, 2008

As New York’s attorney general, Eliot Spitzer had broken up prostitution rings before, but this 2004 case took on a special urgency for him. Prosecuting an international sex tourism business based in Queens, he listened to the entreaties of women’s advocates long frustrated by state laws that fell short of dealing with a sex trade expanding rapidly across borders.

And with his typical zeal, he embraced their push for new legislation, including a novel idea at its heart: Go after the men who seek out prostitutes.

nytimes.com

As NY governor, Spitzer supported and signed a tough new anti-prostitution law that raised the maximum jail time for "Johns" from 3 months to 1 year.
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