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Friday, May 19, 2006

Crossing the line on TV may soon cost a lot more.

Indecency Fines To Skyrocket After Frist Sneaks In Vote...

Crossing the line on TV may soon cost a lot more.

The Senate late Thursday unanimously approved a tenfold increase in broadcast indecency fines -- boosting the maximum penalty to $325,000 per violation.

The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), passed with little notice in a nearly empty chamber after an unusual parliamentary maneuver by Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) that assured approval unless any senator objected.

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1 Comments:

Blogger Rachel said...

Brownback...

Pushing for North Korean special interest human rights, at the expense of AMERICAN human rights.

19/5/06 3:33 PM  

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