Is the FCC seeking to expand TV censorship?
Sure looks that way. Up to now, the government has declared (at the urging of certain segments of the population–we all know who they are) that the human body and several combinations of letters are obscene, and must not be revealed over broadcast television before 10 p.m. There is now movement underfoot to expand the prohibition to that great American institution of violence. There are also suggestions that cable and satellite programming be brought under the censorship umbrella as well, either directly or through a la carte channel pricing (letting parents buy only those channels they approve). A draft FCC report suggests that violent programming impacts children’s behavior and that a Congressional mandate to regulation it would not violate Constitutional First Amendment rights. The report was requested by Congress three years ago and had been due two years ago. The conservative Parents Television Council is strongly supporting the new censorship measures. Broadcasters and cable sys
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