Posted on 07/20/2007 1:09:09 PM PDT by Cat loving Texan
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday voted to approve two bills that would potentially give the Federal Communications Commission greater authority.
One bill would empower the FCC to take enforcement action against broadcasters who aired a single expletive, greatly expanding the agency's authority in this area.
Currently, the FCC policy is to not action against single or fleeting utterances of expletives on air, as long as those expletives aren't used in a sexually explicit manner.
The bill, if adopted, would go some way to granting FCC Chairman Kevin Martin the powers he has long sought to take action against broadcasters who allow expletives to be aired.
"This bill is premised on the notion that broadcasters drop g-bombs and s- words with impunity, that claim is patently false," said Dennis Wharton, an executive with the National Broadcasters Association, a powerful Washington lobby group, who was attending the Senate panel hearing.
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Expect Matt and Trey to come out soon with another expletive-laden South Park episode.
“TV” and “indecency” are redundant. Eliminate the indecency from TV and all you’ll have left is white noise.
Gosh, I feel so safe now.
There goes C-Span.
Do what I did - get rid of the TV.
But it’s for the children you know.
I’m sure some nanny-state sociocons will be pleased as well.
I think this only applies to the public airwaves. We pay for cable. It’s not “broadcast.”
It was bound to happen sooner or later.
I have been seeing strings attached to anchor people and wondering if my eyes were playing tricks, as of late.
now this....
Ah, just what I always love to hear when discussing the ever-expanding federal government.
Our government is absolutely and completely out of control.
You know it’s going to be the vehicle by which they reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine because somewhere in those expanded powers will be a little extra somepin somepin they can use.
Will this include the male enhancement drug commercials???
Next they’ll appoint Al Sharpton FCC Chairman.
“Will this include the male enhancement drug commercials???”
Or that disgusting, gross commercial about female itching and odor problems?
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