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To: Modernman
They rolled back the intrusive nanny state a little bit."""

No, they just allowed Cable companies to spew porn into homes before kids' bedtimes. Your idea of "freedom" is to have us free like ancient Romans, to numb our minds on modern equivalent of gladiator games.

If the Supreme Court were really interested in "rolling back" the state, they'd outlaw the progressive income tax, most eminent domain, all price controls and most federal economic regulations. That's the stuff that curtails our freedom -- But I guess you're ok with being a serf to the state as long as the porn keeps flowing.

137 posted on 08/11/2005 1:11:22 PM PDT by churchillbuff
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To: churchillbuff
No, they just allowed Cable companies to spew porn into homes before kids' bedtimes.

Cable is a completely voluntary pay service. Don't think Comcast is doing a good enough job of dealing with signal bleed and whatnot? Don't subscribe. It's a very easy and government-free solution.

Your idea of "freedom" is to have us free like ancient Romans, to numb our minds on modern equivalent of gladiator games.

Again, nobody is making you buy cable.

If the Supreme Court were really interested in "rolling back" the state, they'd outlaw the progressive income tax, most eminent domain, all price controls and most federal economic regulations. That's the stuff that curtails our freedom -- But I guess you're ok with being a serf to the state as long as the porn keeps flowing.

In what way is your little list of complaints in any way relevant to the issue at hand? If you haven't noticed, Roberts is not currently on the Supreme Court, so you can't really blame him for the Court's failures.

146 posted on 08/11/2005 1:19:36 PM PDT by Modernman ("A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy." -Disraeli)
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To: churchillbuff
No, they just allowed Cable companies to spew porn into homes before kids' bedtimes

I guarantee they are not allowed to spew porn into my home. If they are spewing porn into your home, it is YOUR fault, not the village's.

150 posted on 08/11/2005 1:25:40 PM PDT by Lekker 1 ("Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"- Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros., 1927)
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To: churchillbuff
Cable is an optional service...if you don;t like whats on it...don't watch it.
The Federal government has no jurisdiction over what is shown on cable. Therefore they have no right to restrict the content...
Whether you like or hate porn, this was no issue for the federal government to get involved with. Cable is optional!
164 posted on 08/11/2005 1:58:00 PM PDT by matymac (Living in the Heart of the Beast...the People's Republic of Cambridge...)
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