Brownback takes aim at ‘Law and Order’ (to protect children)

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/brownback-takes-aim-at-law-and-order-2007-07-12.html

Brownback takes aim at ‘Law and Order’
By Ian Swanson
July 12, 2007

Presidential candidate Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) is seeking to establish a new federal standard that would prevent some television shows from airing on broadcast networks before 10 p.m.

The measure could prevent programs like “24” and “Law and Order,” which used to star another GOP presidential hopeful, former Sen. Fred Thompson (Tenn.), from being aired before 10 p.m., according to the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). The group is lobbying against the amendment.

A Republican courting the social conservative vote, Brownback will offer Thursday an amendment to a financial services appropriations bill that would have the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopt measures to “protect children from excessively violent video programming,” according to the draft text obtained by The Hill.

“Broadcasters should not be allowed to use the public airways to disseminate violent or obscene material,” Brownback said in a statement. “The abundance of indecent material on television is one indication of the coarsening of our culture.”

Brownback’s amendment would allow the FCC to decide when violent programming should not be aired on broadcast networks, based on the likelihood that children might watch such shows. However, the NAB expects this would be between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., since the FCC currently allows a “safe harbor” for indecent programming to air in that period.

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[CottonBear]

1. Hey Sam: Get a v-chip, turn off the TV or get rid of the TV. Problem solved asshole! n/t