do you think that sort of programming would be allowed by the public? The public should have no say over free speech! so there.
Maybe you are interested in a big brother approach to government; at this point I am assuming that you believe in liberty, but I could be wrong I don't think government should even own land not used for Constitutional government uses. I'd even privatize most, if not all, roads.
I do think there needs to be some decency standards for broadcasting. Right now the public has little immpact on what gets shoved down their throats.
There was a CONDOM ad on Nickelodean around here last week, there was a small article in the paper.
The public should not have control over free speech, you are right. But they can choose to boycott the stations. We have seen people here freep clear channel over the Dixie chicks and we know it can be done over other issues as well.
The public has the ultimate veto over what they see or don't see- don't buy a television. The public chooses to accept the crap that is on the air and doesn't do anything. It isn't the government's place to say what can or cannot be said. It is the consumer's (because we are ultimately talking about a product) job to say yes or no to what is being offered. Refuse to watch their trashy shows and they will dry up and die.