Comments on: To BS or not to BS, that is the question http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/06/to-bs-or-not-to-bs-that-is-the-question/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:06:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Falstaff http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/06/to-bs-or-not-to-bs-that-is-the-question/#comment-86823 Falstaff Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:20:24 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/06/to-bs-or-not-to-bs-that-is-the-question/#comment-86823 Rich, you may be right. I am not at all surprised that the FCC would reconsider its own arbitrary and subjective decisions in light of their unconstitutionality. Maybe it remembered that it has a duty to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, not subvert it. Check out TV Watch, at www.televisionwatch.org, for common sense answers to TV indecency questions. Rich, you may be right. I am not at all surprised that the FCC would reconsider its own arbitrary and subjective decisions in light of their unconstitutionality. Maybe it remembered that it has a duty to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, not subvert it.

Check out TV Watch, at http://www.televisionwatch.org, for common sense answers to TV indecency questions.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/06/to-bs-or-not-to-bs-that-is-the-question/#comment-86292 Patrick Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:16:41 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/06/to-bs-or-not-to-bs-that-is-the-question/#comment-86292 I'd love to "help." Are you asking for a contribution? I’d love to “help.” Are you asking for a contribution?

]]> By: It looks obvious » The FCC avoides the challange http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/06/to-bs-or-not-to-bs-that-is-the-question/#comment-86196 It looks obvious » The FCC avoides the challange Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:14:29 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/06/to-bs-or-not-to-bs-that-is-the-question/#comment-86196 [...] "Today the Commission, supported by the ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates, filed a motion for voluntary remand and stay of briefing schedule in Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission," the commission said in a statement. "It did so at the request of broadcasters who complained they did not have the opportunity to be heard by the Commission before it issued its decision in its "Omnibus" order in March. Additionally, the remand would allow the Commission to hear all of the licensees’ arguments which is necessary for the broadcasters to make these same arguments before the Court." (Via Buzzmachine )    FCC, freedom of speech, Government Regulations, The Constitution, The Decency Act [...] [...] "Today the Commission, supported by the ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates, filed a motion for voluntary remand and stay of briefing schedule in Fox Television Stations, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission," the commission said in a statement. "It did so at the request of broadcasters who complained they did not have the opportunity to be heard by the Commission before it issued its decision in its "Omnibus" order in March. Additionally, the remand would allow the Commission to hear all of the licensees’ arguments which is necessary for the broadcasters to make these same arguments before the Court." (Via Buzzmachine )    FCC, freedom of speech, Government Regulations, The Constitution, The Decency Act [...]

]]> By: Rich Drees http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/07/06/to-bs-or-not-to-bs-that-is-the-question/#comment-86150 Rich Drees Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:50:24 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/07/06/to-bs-or-not-to-bs-that-is-the-question/#comment-86150 In my completely unscholarly legal opinion, I'm guessing that the FCC is looking to settle out of court to avoid any court challenge that would reveal the unConstitutionality of their obscenity rules. In my completely unscholarly legal opinion, I’m guessing that the FCC is looking to settle out of court to avoid any court challenge that would reveal the unConstitutionality of their obscenity rules.

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