Posted by SFTVratings on 04/26/07 10:47

Original article is here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/23/AR2007042302048.html?hpid=moreheadlines

On Apr 24, 7:35 am, EvWill <everett.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The report -- commissioned by members of Congress in 2004 and based on
> hundreds of comments from parents, industry officials, academic
> experts and others -- concludes that Congress has the authority to
> regulate "excessive violence" and to extend its reach for the first
> time into basic-cable TV channels that consumers pay to receive.


Woah. Wait. Hold on.

By WHAT authority does Congress regulate basic cable? That's NOT over-
the-air. It's NOT something you can see by accidentally turning on
your television (like over-the-air broadcast). Basic cable only
enters the home BY CONSENT of the home-owners. If they don't like
what they see, all they need to do is unplug the cable & it's gone.
Censorship of cable is not necessary.

Great.

Now we won't be able to watch shows like Sopranos or The Shield or
South Park on FX/Comedy, because the FCC will want to censor those
shows. What will be left will be severely chopped-up versions with
all "bad" scenes removed.

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