Daily Horoscope Tuesday August 2

Others will show their appreciation today for your hard work. You could also find that you are appreciated or valued for your feelings and your ability to act and get things done. This is the time when you can expect a little boost, some sort of extra support from those around you. Expect a change in your personal rhythm. Allow things to move along in a smooth manner by seeking out happy, upbeat people. This will help you bring about a balance in your day and keep you and others motivated. While you sometimes seem to attract people with opposing viewpoints, it is a good day to study the unusual. Complete unfinished work around the house and then take it easy this afternoon. Open up to a close friend--laughter is easy to find.

Relax. This is one of your easier days. Your drive and emotions are set on success. Push on now and you accomplish much--keep the pace steady. New people you meet through your professional associations will make a big difference in your future. Dream big--anything is possible! Continue to monitor the amounts of fats you take in--you are doing a good job with the improved nutrition and exercise programs. The good life and all that is fine and luxurious, may be what you value just now. You could enjoy making your own way and finding solutions to whatever problems you have. Creative projects get underway this weekend and your friends and relatives are so impressed with your work that they will help your progress.

Your dreams, visions and ideals propel you, but always from within--follow your inner guide and your ambitions will show the way. Being in business for yourself or learning about the ways in which you can be self-sufficient is an advantage for you right now. Pessimism is not in your vocabulary and if there is a job to do, you are there to get it done! This afternoon is a great time to attend or create a social event. People value you for your warmth and dynamic qualities as much as for your ideas. The planets are in position for you to enjoy this day to the fullest. If you are entertaining, you will be pleased with the reaction of others. If you are being entertained, you will have a most enjoyable time. Also a great time to network! Tonight is a great time for lovers.

You may have the opportunity to gain a new customer today--or at least satisfy the demands of the public. You may have an ability to organize and manage all that is vulnerable and sensitive in the human psyche or the public mind. You exhibit your tremendous practical sense and are able to cut through the red tape and expose the right decisions every time. Progress in the business world is satisfying. A friend or family member may need your advice during the day. Clear and useful ideas are within your scope--you will be able to give helpful advice. There is a chance to understand those around you and to have a special time with someone you love. General good feelings and a sense of support and harmony make this a happy time.

Restrictions do not keep you from being productive today. Perhaps this is not the time to try to solve any serious problems, however. Although this is short-term, it could be hard to think. There is something about you that others cannot seem to get enough of; yet for all your confidence, you tend to depend on others for advice. Your grasp of situations is unquestioned. Yet you find yourself needing the advice of someone who is not as involved, someone to give you directions from time to time. Because of this, you may depend on guidance during the times when you may lose sight of the bigger picture. Pay attention to this and if it fits--learn of ways to create more confidence in yourself. Your friends are a laugh a minute this evening.

This nice day should just flow along quickly. You could feel real support and harmony at this time for circumstances and those around you. Your work or career is in real harmony with the rest of your life now. You could gain from subordinates during this time--believe it or not, they can gain from you. Your home environment, friends and surroundings in general get your attention this afternoon. In particular, you will do well in activities that include children, young people and your home and surroundings. Careful though--you could be deceived by another in matters of love and romance. In order to keep a balance and a realistic order to your relationships, stay aware of the difference between your needs and the needs of another.

Your sense of honesty and truth is something that other people sense in you and support. You might find yourself in a position of trust today--handling money, vouchers, receipts, expensive items, etc. When it comes to business and career, you have a mind that just cannot help but take care of business. Your thoughts and ideas are nothing if not practical and your clear-sightedness makes some form of management or supervision almost unavoidable. Your interest and ability in athletics, exercise, the outdoors and such, should be lifelong. This afternoon you will find yourself with your friends in some sort of sports environment. Travel with friends is indicated soon--this evening there will be time for planning.

Your current situation may demand some reevaluation or otherwise challenge your ideas. It may be very hard for you to communicate what you mean to others. Slow down and start from the beginning. You are in a planning mood and are very clearheaded and able to view all the different ideas, yours and others; to solve problems. Go ahead and make those decisions. You can see the road ahead and will make the right choices. You could be in the limelight, especially with superiors or in relation to your work. You may find that you enjoy your job or the responsibility it entails more than usual. Pace yourself and work on maintaining a balance. Everyone needs fun in their life--are you having fun? It is time to express your talents.

Crawl out of your shell and speak up for yourself. You are in a good position to put in for that raise or job change, or to otherwise make yourself known. This is a time for imagination and creativity when it comes to ideas and thinking. This, coupled with the ability to put your thoughts into words, allows you to entrance others. Your overwhelming ability to feel things intuitively helps you make the right moves when it comes to the business world. Take a little time to consider how you fare financially. You will gain insight into any changes that need to be made now. A lover or child will play a bigger part of your life just now. Perhaps you will be guiding this person in matters of importance: college, budgeting or buying a car.

If necessary, this is the time to make amends. Making peace with the past and meditating on the present becomes important to you. Someone needs caring for today and you may be able to guide others in the caregiving for this person. Do not be afraid to speak your mind. You work with imagination and with understanding in areas of the mind that are the most personal or private--depth psychology. You tend to be radical when it comes to self-analysis, which means health care, food, mental health, etc. Serving and caring for others is the primary source of inner growth and change for the next few years. Your burning zeal for the ideal world and your need to be included in a group of likeminded souls are major factors in your makeup now.

There is a clear-minded insight into your own plans and methods today. Your sense of direction and guidance are the key to understanding you at any in-depth level. You are natural at solving problems--always managing to come up with the correct approach. There is an opportunity to negotiate successfully with the law and authorities today. Others sense your strength and ability to instruct. This afternoon is full of opportunities to guide others and help the less fortunate. Perhaps this would include some job guidance. Through helping others, you will have insights into your own progress in life. A turn of events this evening will bring you great fortune. Stash a bit of cash before you blow it all and know not where it went!

It is amazing how you erase the stumbling blocks. Perhaps it is through your attitude that you can overcome so many obstacles. You set an example for others as you work to remove the emotional parts of a situation and deal with the business negotiations. A problem-solving attitude will help you find the answers you need. In many cases you will find the emotional difficulties disappear when some work issue gets special attention. At home as well as work, you have great internal strength. You may tend to be independent, preferring to lean on yourself more than on others. You are self-motivating and autonomous to a high degree. You will work well with others today. Let yourself dream this evening--perhaps you would enjoy a leisure stroll.

Legal challenges within the United States - Porn History

Attempts were made in the 1970s to outlaw pornography in the United States by prosecuting porn stars for prostitution. The case was initially made in California, and stopped short of advancing the case to the United States Supreme Court for a final decision. It was this decision and acceptance to let stand whereby the California Court made a legal distinction in the case of People v. Freeman between someone who took part in a sexual relationship for money (prostitution) versus someone who takes on the act of merely portraying role where a sexual relationship was engaged in on-screen act as part of their acting performance. It is this specific legal distinction between pornography and prostitution in California law that has allowed California to become the porn center of the United States.

At present, no other state in the United States has either implemented or accepted this legal distinction between commercial pornography performers versus prostitutes as shown in the Florida case where sex film maker Clinton Raymond McCowen, aka "Ray Guhn", was indicted on charges of "soliciting and engaging in prostitution" for his creation of pornography films which included "McCowen and his associates recruited up to 100 local men and women to participate in group sex scenes, the affidavit says." The distinction that California has in its legal determination in the Freeman decision is usually denied in most states' local prostitution laws, which do not specifically exclude performers from such inclusion.

In some cases, some states have ratified their local state laws for inclusion to prevent California's Freeman decision to be applied to actors who are paid a fee for sexual actions within their state borders. One example is the state of Texas whose prostitution law specifically states:

An offense is established under Subsection (a)(1) whether the actor is to receive or pay a fee. An offense is established under Subsection (a)(2) whether the actor solicits a person to hire him or offers to hire the person solicited.