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2005-03-02

Winston-Salem Journal | Senator wants cable, satellite TV subject to indecency rules

"...Viewers do not differentiate between traditional TV and cable, so they do not know when they might be exposed to objectionable programming... In this country, there has to be some standards of decency..."

In other words, people are too stupid to operate their own TV remote-control and need the Federal nanny-state to do it for them.

And, notice that the theory no longer goes to ensuring the orderly use of finite spectrum, but to protecting viewers from objectionable content on systems which have no spectral limitations. There is zero Constitutional authority granted for such purposes!

I'm embarrassed this guy's a Republican. Once the GOP was the party of limited government...