Twenty House lawmakers urged the FCC not to...
Twenty House lawmakers urged the FCC not to relax the agency’s broadcast indecency rules. “We urge you to reject any and all proposals that would relax current policies to only target so called egregious offenses,” said the letter to Chairman…
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Julius Genachowski this week (http://bit.ly/103l1q9). “It is unacceptable to relax a constructive standard to expose individuals to profanity and nudity, no matter how fleeting, simply because the standard generates too many complaints.” Last month the FCC issued a notice seeking feedback on whether the agency should pursue enforcement against isolated acts of indecency, or focus solely on more significant violations (CD April 2 p1). The letter was signed by 19 Republicans and one Democrat: Reps. Randy Forbes, R-Va.; Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.; Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan.; Trent Franks, R-Ariz.; Alan Nunnelee, R-Miss.; James Lankford, R-Okla.; John Fleming, R-La.; Frank Wolf, R-Va.; Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla.; Keith Rothfus, R-Pa.; Kerry Bentivolio, R-Mich.; Mike McIntyre, D-N.C.; Tim Walberg, R-Mich.; Jeff Miller, R-Fla.; Walter Jones, R-N.C.; Gregg Harper, R-Miss.; Doug Collins, R-Ga.; Steve Pearce, R-N.M.; Louie Gohmert, R-Texas; and Vicky Hartzler, R-Mo.