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Stern to Jail?

Tuesday, April 5th, 2005

Rep. James Sensenbrenner isn’t content with the FCC’s regulatory prowess. He wants to make broadcasting indecency a criminal offense.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 5th, 2005 at 10:48 am by Radley Balko and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

3 Responses to “Stern to Jail?”

  1. #1 |  Joe Grossberg |  April 5th, 2005 at 12:14 pm

    Congressional Morons of the Day

    Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner III (R-Wis.) wants to use criminal prosecution to enforce indecency rules.Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) rationalizes violence…

  2. #2 |  Carpundit |  April 5th, 2005 at 8:42 pm

    High Fines Not Enough For Indecency – Republican Says We Need Prison Terms

    (Warning: foul language ahead.) Not content to raise fines to absurd levels, or threaten to censor cable and satellite along with broadcast TV, at least one leading Republican Congressman wants to put people in prison for putting out indecent material.

  3. #3 |  The Southern California Law Blog |  April 6th, 2005 at 12:54 am

    FCC to Gain Criminal Penalties

    The Agitator reports here that some members of congress want to add criminal penalties to the FCC’s powers. What would be the appropriate prison sentence for Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction? …