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Supreme Court To Rule On TV Censorship

Posted by timothy on from the bunch-of-thespians dept.

Khashishi writes "The LA times and the Associated Press report that the FCC v. Fox Television Stations case is being heard in the Supreme Court. The FCC policy would impose a heavy fine on use of 'indecent' words on broadcast television, which Fox and others are claiming is a violation of free speech. The case was appealed after being ruled in Fox's favor in a federal appeals court in New York. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Antonin Scalia support the FCC policy of censorship." Here's a transcript (PDF) of the oral arguments.

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  1. Conservative moralists vs. Fox?!? by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just what kind of topsy-turvy world is this new Obama era producing?!?!

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  2. Hardocre Sex Channel by sexconker · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know, Fox turned into a hardcore sex channel so gradually, I didn't even notice!

  3. Awww, So Much Headline Potential Wasted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I liked my submission's headline more. :(

  4. Words by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shit, piss, cunt, fuck, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits

  5. Re:A monument to free speech by lilomar · · Score: 5, Funny

    And we shall call it: "the internet".

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  6. Obligatory by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Freakin' FCC was sung by Peter, Brian, and Stewie in FG417 "PTV":
    Peter: They will clean up all your talking in a manner such as this
    Brian: They will make you take a tinkle when you want to take a piss
    Stewie: And they'll make you call fellatio a trouser-friendly kiss
    Peter, Brian, & Stewie: It's the plain situation! There's no negotiation!
    Peter: With the fellows at the freakin FCC!
    Brian: They're as stuffy as the stuffiest of the special interest groups...
    Peter: Make a joke about your bowels and they order in the troops
    Stewie: Any baby with a brain could tell them everybody poops!
    Peter, Brian, & Stewie: Take a tip, take a lesson! You'll never win by messin'
    Peter: With the fellas at the freakin' FCC And if you find yourself with some young sexy thing
    You're gonna have to do her with your ding-a-ling, Cause you can't say penis!
    So they sent this little warning they're prepared to do their worst
    Brian: And they stuck it in your mailbox hoping you could be coerced
    Stewie: I can think of quite another place they should have stuck it first!
    Peter, Brian, & Stewie: They may just be neurotic Or possibly psychotic They're the fellas at the freakin FCC!