The US House of Representatives in America more than interestingly
passed a bill on Wednesday which will certainly make broadcasters in
America take note.

The bill, if approved by the Senate and then the President, will impose
unprecedented fines on those broadcasting material that could be
described as indecent.

The bill has been criticised as stifling free speech.

But the supporters of it are saying that stiff fines are needed to give
deep-pocketed broadcasters more incentive to clean up their programmes
and to help assure parents that their children won't be exposed to
inappropriate material.

The measure was passed 389 to 98.

Perhaps that's why we haven't read about it.

The maximum fine will rise from 32,500 dollars to half a million for a
company, and from 11,000 to half a million for an individual
broadcaster.

The Republican from Texas who sent the bill to the house said "This is
a penalty that makes broadcasters sit up and take notice ... this
legislation makes great strides in making it safe for families to come
back into their living room."

The White House said it strongly supported the legislation that "will
make broadcast television and radio more suitable for family viewing".

Now the Senate is considering a similar bill.

It's said that when the differences are worked out, it will all go to
President Bush for signature.

Opponents of the legislation say that they are unclear about the
definition of "indecent".

Mention was made of Saving Private Ryan, the World War II drama, which
several ABC affiliates in America last year did not air because of
worries that violence and profanity would lead to fines.

I should say there are already mechanisms in America to fine people for
a breach of broadcasting standards.

The Federal Communications Commission already has wide latitude to
impose fines.

It can fine an individual company, a group of stations, an individual
broadcaster.

Apparently last year fines totalled over 7 million dollars.

But all five members of the Federal Communications Commission, three
Republicans and two Democrats, are in favour of greatly increasing the
fines.

And this legislation allows the Commission to fine someone like, for
example, a disc jockey, without first issuing a warning.

Now I'm sure there are many Australians who feel that we've got
something to learn from this legislation.

Already under American law radio stations and television channels can't
air obscene material at any time.

And can't air indecent material between 6am and 10pm.

The Senate bill varies from the House of Representatives bill by
seeking to raise the maximum fine on broadcasters to 325,000 dollars
with a cap of 3 million dollars a day.

Now people watching/listening to us often wonder how violence in
language and action, physical, verbal and sexual, can parade at any
time as entertainment.

And certainly is allowed under the umbrella of free speech.

The legislation seems to be telling people like us to tidy up our act.

Many who watch television and listen to radio would argue that the call
is long overdue.

Alan Jones

y'all would be supprised how many of those "bills" they sneak in that we
never hear about.That bill means there will be even more porn on tv.Just
watch and see!
cuhulin

oh hell!!.....another newsgroup faggot afraid of seeing some pussy!


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y'all would be supprised how many of those "bills" they sneak in that we
never hear about.That bill means there will be even more porn on tv.Just
watch and see!
cuhulin

I am not afraid of seeing Pussy! I prefer live Pussy though.
cuhulin

www.signalhilltrading.com www.lyngsat.com In a couple of months I
am going to buy myself a Lyngsat free to air satellite set top box with
the dish and hand held remote control.I have a booklet here from
www.forthepeople.org and the booklet says them free to air Lyngsat tv
and radio channels are all decent family channels.Then,I might dump my
DirecTV subscription in December when my year on that **** is up.I
despise crap on my tv set!
cuhulin

wrote:

www.signalhilltrading.com www.lyngsat.com In a couple of months I
am going to buy myself a Lyngsat free to air satellite set top box with
the dish and hand held remote control.I have a booklet here from
www.forthepeople.org and the booklet says them free to air Lyngsat tv
and radio channels are all decent family channels.Then,I might dump my
DirecTV subscription in December when my year on that **** is up.I
despise crap on my tv set!


You hate the 'crap' on your voluntarily paid subscription television,
but you force yourself to pay AND watch it until next December...Do
you also force yourself to watch all those pay per view channels too?
You must really have strong will power to keep watching all the stuff
that offends you so much.

*I* could never be that strong, I don't watch TV any more. It's a
wasteland. Over three years and counting.





mike

I don't watch crap on my tv set.I like to watch old,old movies and
Westerns and War movies and Musical movies,a few comedys such as the
Little Rascals,the Three Stooges,old,old adventure and action movies and
hunting and fishing and auto racing tv programs.Just because I subscribe
to DirecTV does not mean I have to watch those crap shows.I never have
paid for or watched any pay per view programs and I never will.
cuhulin

aussieseek.com wrote:

The US House of Representatives in America more than interestingly
passed a bill on Wednesday which will certainly make broadcasters in
America take note.

The bill, if approved by the Senate and then the President, will impose
unprecedented fines on those broadcasting material that could be
described as indecent.


But then how will Bush tell us about the next invasion of a sovereign
foreign country? THOSE acts are REALLY indecent. Will the taxpayer
have to pay the penalty incurred by the warmongers? Perhaps they'll
invent a new word for what he does..like NeoIndecent in order to
circumvent the law.





mike

m II wrote:

aussieseek.com wrote:

The US House of Representatives in America more than interestingly
passed a bill on Wednesday which will certainly make broadcasters in
America take note.

The bill, if approved by the Senate and then the President, will impose
unprecedented fines on those broadcasting material that could be
described as indecent.

But then how will Bush tell us about the next invasion of a sovereign
foreign country? THOSE acts are REALLY indecent. Will the taxpayer
have to pay the penalty incurred by the warmongers? Perhaps they'll
invent a new word for what he does..like NeoIndecent in order to
circumvent the law.

Those meds you took this morning wore off, didn't they, 'tard boy?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

Those meds you took this morning wore off, didn't they, 'tard boy?

dxAce
Michigan
USA



Why, yes, they did. Please send me more of the illegal drugs you make
your living with, Ace. The money will, as always, arrive via the Wells
Fargo fund transfer service located in Holland, Michigan.

Thank you for the pipeline to the underworld drug culture, Ace. You
make it a pleasure to be addicted. Will you be sending me the
ammunition for the three dozen AK 47s you shipped last week?

I'm still amazed that the radio newsgroup hasn't figured out our
little 'importation' scheme. Keep up the good work, Colonel. Victory
is in sight.


" 'tard "...I LOVE it! What an ingenious way to identify fellow
travelers. NOBODY would EVER suspect...Pure genius, Ace...

Our mutual friend in Colorado did himself in yesterday. It's a shame.
I loved him like a brother.



mike