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"Senator: Decency Rules Should Apply to Pay TV, Radio"

Today's Great Big First Amendment Fuck You goes to Senator Ted Stevens (R - AK)

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Jackass.

[smaugchow.livejournal.com]

This twat is from Alaska! The land of the SERIOUSLY independant, don't fence me in types. Dayum.

Lawmakers are pissing me off right now. The democrats in the Indiana assembly walked out last night, dooming 130+ bills to failure (important shit like the damn budget!) because they don't like the way those nasty republicans play ball. Losers. I need to be king.

[whomajigi.livejournal.com]

Um hi. There is an AMAZING thing on TVs that allows you to *gasp* BLOCK OUT STATIONS.

Just because the media shows these things doesn't mean that it's their responsibility to keep your kids from watching it. Parents need to get off their asses and quit looking for people to point fingers at.


God, the first signs of a Republican majority are really showing through. Just wait 4 years and see how much has changed from these stupid laws.

[angel-renewed.livejournal.com]

or, even better, don't buy cable if you're so offended.

[whomajigi.livejournal.com]

How dare you suggest that I don't buy cable? It's my right as an American citizen to be able to turn on my TV, grab a beer and relax with a good porn damnit!

What? The porn is bad for my children as it drinking and relaxing? Are you calling me a hypocrite? That does it, you folks on your high and mighty interweb thing are SO next.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

There is an AMAZING thing on TVs that allows you to *gasp* BLOCK OUT STATIONS.

Yeah. It's called the OFF button.

I was prodding twits on the Doonesbury feed this morning, who were saying that they'd claim not to be able to pause their video games when their parents wanted them to do something, by saying, "You know, if you were my kid, I'd just yank the plug out of the wall."

[angel-renewed.livejournal.com]

Satellite and Cable are pay services. Nobody is forced to buy them. Nobody is forced to subject their kids to them and nobody's kids are accidentally being exposed to these services just by clicking on a radio or TV.

Parents - start parenting.

Booyah!

[smaugchow.livejournal.com]

I'm a parent and it's MY job to know and control what goes into my kid's head.

Actually, I was watching Shawshank Redemption a few weeks ago while Drew was playing on the floor, ignoring the whole thing. As Clancy Brown beats the fat new guy to death, I noticed that Drew was watching the scene intently. Yoikes! I might have some 'splainin to do. But that was MT fault! Not TBS's fault, or Clancy Brown's fault, or Steven King's fault (he wrote that, ya know.)

So yeah, screw these guys. I'll raise my child without help from DC dumbasses, thanx.

Re: Booyah!

[etcet.livejournal.com]

I am alternately proud and terrified that you're a better role model than a lot of parents today. ;-)

Re: Booyah!

[selkiesiren.livejournal.com]

Frankly, I think your bud has it spot on. It's up to the parents to control what their kids are viewing, not the Gubmint.

As I see it, this motion would filter too much for the entire public...it doesn't target children, as there is no way *to* target just children (if that is even their impetus to begin with). If not, I don't *need* the Government telling me what I can and cannot watch.

Regarding kids, death is a part of life...violence is a part of life...sex, drugs, and foul language are a part of life. I say let the *parents* decide when they are old enough to be allowed to view such, and then (hopefully) they will *explain* how we, as responsible people in society *should* be treating one another and dealing with these issues. Kids like those at Columbine aren't killing one another because they see shit like this...they're killing one another because they don't *have* parents in their lives talking to them, giving them direction, *parenting* them. It's the disenfranchised youth of America that end up taking on the violence they witness. But, they all witness it eventually, and this interference by Government is not going to make a hill of beans difference to it. Not with a video store on every corner that is willing to rent to anyone on the account regardless of age, and not with personal collections of films of all ratings in near every home in America. It just penalizes the whole country (by directly going against the constitution) for the actions of the few.

And, damn...dance on one of the less crucial ammendments, Senator, but *leave* the 1st alone. Without *that*, there *is* no constitution.

Re: Booyah!

[selkiesiren.livejournal.com]

Woah...what a rant.