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Broadcast Programming Choices Should be Left Up to Adults

by American Civil Liberties Union - 07/19/07 4:29 PM ET

The indecency legislation, which passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee today, clearly violates the First Amendment. Recently introduced by Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.), S.1780 would attempt to regulate “indecent

When it comes to what children see on television, parents are a better judge than any politician or government agency. Parents have a range of tools at their disposal to regulate what their children watch, and should use them. It is not the role of Congress to set morality guidelines. The government is treading on dangerous ground when it attempts to parent America’s parents.

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