Posted on 12/16/2010 1:21:17 PM PST by Starman417
Desperate to pass something, anything, Obama signed legislation governing the volume of TV commercials yesterday. You have to wonder if it's Aprils Fools Day instead of Christmas with the title... "The CALM Act".
Whew... thank heavens! Why they've ignored such a pressing issue for so long, who can say? OK, sarcasm stops dripping now.
Yes, folks. If they can't shove thru Stimulus III via the continuining resolution, and pork up Stimulus II (the Bush tax extension) enough to their satisfaction, Congress wanted to have something to show while they're not out Christmas... er, "holiday"... shopping. Enter HR 1084, a bill introduced by Dem Representative Anna Eschoo of California in February 2009. If such a bill weren't embarrassing enough subject matter for the nation's federal government to address, she got 90 of her Democrat cohorts to sign on as co-sponsors.
The Senate's sister bill, S 2847 was introduced in the heat of the tax and spending debates on Dec 8th. Sponsor on that integral federal legislation was Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, RI's Democrat Senator, and his seven Democrat cohorts.
Voting? No records kept of the voice vote. Probably because everyone is too embarrassed to waste time on such nonsense...and they should be.
(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net...
Do you know what bothers me?
In the old days of analog cable you could switch the channel without any delay or lag in getting it as seems to be the case in the new HD era.
Wonder if this was a limitation put in purposely to specifically target compulsive channel changers, to inhibit us from changing - like loud volume, it sorta works.
Anyway, it’s mildly entertaining having to watch snippets of a commercial for a few times before you figure out who and what.
I am starting to realize that we will NEVER get the government off our backs, because it appears that “so-called” conservatives support it when it advances their agenda.
How about doing away with most of the BS nany state shit and let people live their lives?
Oh, my word, but that might be dangerous.
I mean, you really want us to actually move a finger, perhaps a hand to lift the remote to reduce the volume.
Good Lord, how onerous it must have been way back in the 60’s and 70’s when we actually had to GET UP and walk those long six steps to the TV console to turn the volume up or down, never mind changing the the channel.
And yes, like you, I am a realist, often called a pessimist, because I agree with you that statist diktats are supported by one and all when we like it and that the increasing attacks of the Nanny State on more of our daily decisions is inexorable and unstoppable.
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