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Unless the King of England petitioned for law that gave him that right.

Which is basically what we're seeing here.

And that would be an authoritarian measure.

To petition change isn't authoritarian. That's the foundation of democracy.

The petitioning is not authoritarian but the measure is.

In that sense, all laws are.

Actually, you do.

IF the artwork is porn.

In fact, if you're not old enough, it's just flat out illegal. You'll go to prison for making that artwork. And you arguing that it's "art" is not going to find much resonance in US courts at least. You're likely to fail the Miller test if US citizens are the judges.

And now you do have the right to consent to being in porn.