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  • #16
    Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
    It should be stricken down immediately by the courts once passed.


    Why? It's interstate commerce, is it not? If its defined as obscenity is banned, then you have problems because the First Amendment has been said not to cover obscene material.

    It'll probably be legal (as long as they don't overreach, but that's a BIIIG if), but very, very, very bad policy.
    You and I both know the definition of obscene is iffy at best. It'll never hold.
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    • #17
      Since sats and cable are not beholden to the government for these licensing arrangements
      Sats are beholden to the government for licensing. There's a whole sat branch at the FCC for sats. They utilize public airwaves to deliver content.
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      • #18
        Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
        You and I both know the definition of obscene is iffy at best. It'll never hold.
        Tell that to the Supreme Court which has upheld obscenity laws in its history.
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        • #19
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          • #20
            **** the supreme court, then.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Kuciwalker
              **** the supreme court, then.
              Except that they interpret the law, boyo .
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              • #22
                "Cable is a much greater violator in the indecency area,"


                Don't you... uhm... need something to violate before you are accused of violating? As long as laws aren't being broken, there's no violation.
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                • #23
                  Supreme Court/Constitution Circle Jerk Worship

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                  • #24
                    Who cares, by the time something like this would be enacted, we'd be getting video programming over broadband internet anyway.
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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


                      Tell that to the Supreme Court which has upheld obscenity laws in its history.
                      and has struck down similarly things such as COPA.
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                      • #26
                        What a jerk
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                        • #27
                          Boo!
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                          • #28
                            But but but....if they make HBO clean and safe, we'll no longer have a ready source of witty, modern dramas to show on friday night on public TV.

                            Special relationship my arse!
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Starchild

                              Special relationship my arse!
                              Dare I ask, 'With what?'
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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Smiley
                                Who cares, by the time something like this would be enacted, we'd be getting video programming over broadband internet anyway.
                                And what media does the internet use

                                Cables of course - what do you think next target will be ?
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