Now the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) can get serious with indecency on the broadcast airwaves. Fines have been increased 10 times, from $32,500 to $325,000 thanks to President Bush, who signed S. 193, the 'Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005' into law on Thursday June 15.In a press release Family Research Council President Tony Perkins commends the action, stating "No longer will indecency fines be considered by major media broadcasters as an insignificant cost of doing business. The era of 'slap on the wrist' has ended, and a message has been sent...violate the public trust on the nation's airwaves, and you'll pay the price."
Like the Federal deficit, indecency has grown to immense proportions in America today.
When I mentioned this topic on a forum earlier today, one writer asked where my priorities were. He asked if I didn't realize that there were more weighty issues than a few curse words.
Our priorities have indeed been messed up . . . When we are more concerned about protecting criminals, than we in seeking justice for the victims themselves . . . When we are more concerned about protecting some endangered animal, insect or plant, than we are protecting human life (babies being aborted by the millions). . . When we are more concerned about protecting Howard Stern's right to vulgarity, than we are permitting any mention of God and Jesus Christ in public. Yes, indeed I'd say our priorities were sorely, messed up.
Indecency is also toxic. Polluting the environment is wrong, however, polluting society & culture is even more harmful. Thanks to extremist environmentalists there are plentiful laws and penalties protecting the environment, but until yesterday the laws protecting the society from indecency have been without financial clout. Now, hopefully, we will begin to enforce these laws and the fines will hurt the purveyors of pornography on our broadcast airwaves, the true air pollution problem.
This new law is A Good Choice and a good start at cleaning up America.
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