Federal Censorship Commission
The FCC's policy of huge fines for even fleeting profanity has been declared unconstitutionally vague by a federal appeals court. I've always thought the policy was ridiculous. We're talking about an occasional unscripted word or moment costing millions--or nothing, who knows?
There's a good chance this will go up to the Supreme Court (who previously kicked it down with an opening for a First Amendment ruling). I only hope they can cobble together a coalition of liberals and originalists to uphold the decision and remind the FCC it's not bigger than the Constitution.
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The inconsistency and seeming arbitrariness of their decisions have been a problem, and they get no public sympathy other than from a few folks obsessed with dirty words. Everyone knows Fox has no control over whether Cher uses an expletive during a live broadcast of an awards show, so why punish them?
Eagerly awaiting the first test case....
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