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Originally posted by Not Me
I see a difference, but I don't see it as a problem. The fines before were too low and did not provide a deterrant. This is why the standards were ignored. The fines were no big deal.
Club, the issue for you seems to be that the public airwaves are regulated at all. While I consider myself a moderate and libertarian-like in my thinking, I just don't have a problem with there being some content regulation of that which is broadcast on the public airwaves.
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I don't think they should be regulated, but I accept that my position is not realistic. But if you are going to regulate them, the standards for acceptability must be clear. What the fuck is "indecency"? One man's or woman's is another's run of the mill. And how are the standards set? Is it basically Powell's idea of what is decent? The court's? Is it just words that are indecent, or are there indecent ideas? The "I know it when I see it approach" just leaves too much room for individual discretion and persecution.
