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Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo
Ok - so if Thailand decides that they want to legalize child pornography, it would be ok for the US to export it? That's what you seem to be saying here. How about meth, or crack, or less "dangerous" drugs like hashish - which are legal in various countries? How about assault rifles - true automatic weapons - should Colt Arms be developing civilian machine guns to sell in other countries?
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That example would not apply. The question is should a company be allowed to export products that have been banned for sale in the United States.
Child Pornography is not only banned for sale in the United States, it is banned for production, transportation, storage, etc. Since a company can not even produce the product (Child Pornography) without breaking the law, the chain stops there.
What the question was referring to is should a company be allowed to export a product that while it is legal to produce in the United States, it is not legal to sell in the United States.
An example might be a child car seat that does not meet the requirements for sale in the United States. A company can make the seats, but they can't sell them in the United States. They might be able to sell them to another country that does not share our requirements.
Cigarettes can be another example. Candy flavoured cigarettes will soon be banned for sale in the United States. But an American cigarette manufacture can still make them and sell them overseas where it is legal.
It all has to do with products that can be legally made in this country but not sold in this country. Just because a product can not be sold in the United States does not automatically mean that it can't be produced. Hence the instructor's question.