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(1/11/2012 4:12:49 PM) Flag as inappropriate content
Say, how about if OUR government allows us to be treated like grownups and decide for ourselves what we want to see or listen to?
And how does the FCC get around the explicit Constitutional requirement that "Congress shall make NO LAW ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..."
By granting the FCC any power to address content places Congress in direct contradiction to the Constitution.
WTF?
Fleeting indecency and the written-and-planned episodes the TV Networks repeatedly defend are miles apart.
If we can't police ourselves into upholding common standards of decency on Public airwaves, the government has all but been invited to do it for us.
I'd rather have the Supreme Court dictate standards than Cher. She thinks that morf kid of hers is normal
I don't see where the commercial networks are allowing any programming at all, other than live events where no delay is used, to air any of the offending words...they all get bleeped. Nudity and profanity are aired on the premium channels, but then these are all channels people pay for BY CHOICE in order to watch these films and other broadcasts unedited and uncensored. And the people who are dumb enough not to pay attention to the fact that they are ON THE AIR LIVE should know better to begin with...and are generally dealt with appropriately. And you and I both know the people appointed as censors use the same language you and I use daily...
Are we talking about a private, restricted club where a certain decorum is mandated? No, we are not.
This is hardly an argument any longer. A few two-word concepts might help the discussion along quite nicely. 1.) Free Speech. 2.) Free Choice. and, 3.) The Internet.
Now, if a broadcaster wants to participate at any level they want, which may include some inherent risks including the rejection from part of an audience - they can't.
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(1/11/2012 4:12:49 PM) Flag as inappropriate content
Say, how about if OUR government allows us to be treated like grownups and decide for ourselves what we want to see or listen to?
And how does the FCC get around the explicit Constitutional requirement that "Congress shall make NO LAW ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..."
By granting the FCC any power to address content places Congress in direct contradiction to the Constitution.
- Brian Battles
(1/11/2012 12:12:50 PM) Flag as inappropriate contentWTF?
- Brendan O'Maidian
(1/11/2012 10:52:23 AM) Flag as inappropriate contentFleeting indecency and the written-and-planned episodes the TV Networks repeatedly defend are miles apart.
If we can't police ourselves into upholding common standards of decency on Public airwaves, the government has all but been invited to do it for us.
- Dan
(1/11/2012 9:35:05 AM) Flag as inappropriate contentI'd rather have the Supreme Court dictate standards than Cher. She thinks that morf kid of hers is normal
- Phil
(1/11/2012 8:40:31 AM) Flag as inappropriate contentI don't see where the commercial networks are allowing any programming at all, other than live events where no delay is used, to air any of the offending words...they all get bleeped. Nudity and profanity are aired on the premium channels, but then these are all channels people pay for BY CHOICE in order to watch these films and other broadcasts unedited and uncensored. And the people who are dumb enough not to pay attention to the fact that they are ON THE AIR LIVE should know better to begin with...and are generally dealt with appropriately. And you and I both know the people appointed as censors use the same language you and I use daily...
- Andy Phillips
(1/11/2012 8:27:13 AM) Flag as inappropriate contentAre we talking about a private, restricted club where a certain decorum is mandated? No, we are not.
This is hardly an argument any longer. A few two-word concepts might help the discussion along quite nicely. 1.) Free Speech. 2.) Free Choice. and, 3.) The Internet.
Now, if a broadcaster wants to participate at any level they want, which may include some inherent risks including the rejection from part of an audience - they can't.
- Ronald T. Robinson
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