Topic: Legislation
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Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council suggests a course of action for jumpstarting the Broadcast Decency Act, currently stalled in the Senate:
The FCC has reached a $1.7 million settlement with Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's largest radio company, which would clear them of all pending charges of indecency. While this might seem like a victory for our side the fine means little to a company with billion-dollar revenues. The Broadcast Decency Act, which would increase tenfold the fines that the FCC can levy was passed overwhelmingly in the House, but now is mired in the Senate - being held up by Senators who are using the bill to weigh it down with numerous amendments. Only by greatly increasing FCC fines will these enormous companies get the message. Why can't the U.S. Senate get the same message? Some of these amendments deserve our future attention, but not at the cost of this bill. I urge you to contact Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND), John Ensign (R-NV), Trent Lott (R-MS), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME) Ted Stevens (R-AK) and John Sununu (R-NH) and ask them to set aside their amendments so that a clean version of the Broadcast Decency Act can be voted on by the full Senate and signed by the President. You can contact your Senators [here].
Posted by Tim
at 3:31 PM EDT
