Comments on: Guidelines for the FCC?

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:48:30 +0000

John Burgess,
You are describing how it is supposed to work between the legislature and judges, not how it always works. See Roe V Wade as an example.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:26:32 +0000

This discussion if far too civilized. How about this:

"this is the kind of thing the US has to look forward to if the nanny-state Republicans retain power" ;-)

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:30:17 +0000

Well, generally speaking, judges only get to pass judgment on laws written by legislatures...

Executive agencies can pass regulations, of course, that have somewhat of the force of law, but they are also ultimately linked to an electoral process.

The tension between democracy and mob rule is always an interesting one.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:59:45 +0000

DC Loser,

I think part of the point of the post was who should have the power to "turn it off" if you don't like it. I agree that the power should primarily reside in the hands of the TV owner, though obviously at least one judge thinks such power best resides in their hand.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:28:37 +0000

I find this pretty funny as I'm sure many here supported the FCC's indecency fines for Howard Stern and other DJs. I'm pretty much straight across the board against censorship. If you don't like the show, turn it off or change the station. If you're worried about your kids watching the stuff, turn it all off.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:27:24 +0000

Well if we had activist judges about imposing nudity taboos, I would be worried also. Note that the government crack down is coming from a judicial ruling and not from legislation.

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