Read it again. The law does NOT say it is illegal to walk around in public without ID. It merely says that you must answer a request from a police officer to identify yourself. That could be as simple as stating your name. Lying to a cop is usually a crime anyway, so one could assume you'd be telling the truth.
Of course, this case is still pending before the US Supreme Court. The story previously posted covers the case so far. The law was upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court.
...perhaps, is the fact that MANY of these bundled stations run "paid programming" for 4 to 8 hours a day. So we're all paying for air time that has already been paid for.
I'd be more inclined to give the cable companies a pass if they made an honest effort to utilize all of the monopoly power they've been given. But when 25% of my stations are showing infomercials at any given time, I get pretty pissed about my cable bill. Why bother with 200 stations when all the real programming could fit in 100 or so?
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Of course, this case is still pending before the US Supreme Court. The story previously posted covers the case so far. The law was upheld by the Nevada Supreme Court.
...perhaps, is the fact that MANY of these bundled stations run "paid programming" for 4 to 8 hours a day. So we're all paying for air time that has already been paid for. I'd be more inclined to give the cable companies a pass if they made an honest effort to utilize all of the monopoly power they've been given. But when 25% of my stations are showing infomercials at any given time, I get pretty pissed about my cable bill. Why bother with 200 stations when all the real programming could fit in 100 or so?