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	Phil's Blogservations Sunday, May 21, 2006 Posted by philgomes 10:13 PM Indecency Legislation Indecency Legislation Oh, jeez... Here we go again... On his second attempt this month, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is attempting to bring broadcast "indecency" legislation to the Senate floor. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), a staunch social conservative. The bill, if enacted, will increase the fines on broadcasters for airing indecent material from $32,500 to $325,000. Yes... Having solved every other problem in this country, we're heading back in this direction. It might be a good start if... You know... Parents would work at... Ummm... Being parents. "Never fear," Washington says. "We'll legislate values for you." What happened? The Republican party used to be the party of personal responsibility. You know... Limited government and that sort of thing. Two words, Senator Frist: "Tipper Gore." For Pete's sake, guys... You already pushed Stern off of the airwaves. The folks at Sirius and XM are probably dancing a jig. The more the government exercises legislative and regulatory power on the public airwaves, the more people will be drawn to pay-to-use services. One of the commenters on the LP blog, "Chuck", said it best: Smoke and mirrors. The biggest indecencies are launched from the 10 mile square District of Columbia. Fark had this perspective: Senate votes to make network TV boob slippage cost a zillion dollars. Graphic depiction of a man getting his head severed by a freight train at 9pm on CSI season finale last night still OK May we someday recover from Janet Jackson's bosom and the ludicrous legislation it may inspire. Technorati Tags: politics, republican, censorship, indecency HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes[[dot}]com SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.