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Wednesday, March 03, 2004
There's a country to run, and this is what the Senate is spending time on:A House committee, seeking to crack down on nudity and profanity on the airwaves, approved legislation today that would increase the fines to a maximum of $500,000 for violations of federal indecency rules and require a license revocation hearing after the third violation.
The Energy and Commerce Committee voted to send the "Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act" to the House floor as early as next week. It was the first congressional roll call on the issue since Janet Jackson's breast was bared in her Super Bowl performance, causing a bipartisan uproar on Capitol Hill. The tally was 49 to 1, with only Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-Ill.) voting no. It's a breast. Everyone has them. Get over it.
posted by jeev |
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