I moved this in the attempt to separate the wheat from the chaff ;-)
On 4/23/07, John Brandt <pgmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think the point that was attempted earlier was that there isn't a person
with their finger on the broadcast switch to prevent something they
disagree
with from actually being transmitted, like in China, North Korea or the
old
Soviet Union. The analogy had holes in that there are no police officers
with their fingers on a bazooka so that you can't possibly run a stop
sign.
In a short 6 years, the FCC has gone from a regulatory agency who assesses
fines for violations of things defined as unacceptable by our courts to
the
mind police. Their regulation of the number of stations an owner can
possess
has been shot to hell and we are not allowed to see a female tit without
millions in fines.
Somewhat rhetorical question: Should we be "allowed to see a female tit" on
the broadcast airwaves?
- Dan
