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Anyone heard of Wisconsin Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner Jr? No, well Congressman Sensenbrenner (also the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee) believes violators of federal broadcast decency standards should face criminal prosecution.

"People who are in flagrant disregard should face a criminal process rather than a regulatory process," the Wisconsin Republican said at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association annual convention.

Now, how many of these phrases ring a bell? Ministry of Truth...Thought Crime...Big Brother. Time to start paying attention, people...Our soldiers are fighting for Democracy in Iraq, and we're losing it here at home.

Heres a small step in the right direction. The ACLU website is promoting Couch Parties Against Censorship, an effort to get people to write their gov't representatives to speak out against censorship and protect our freedoms in the U.S.

I'm not too concerned, as congressman Sensenbrenner and politicians like him will hit a corporate brick wall when they realize who's putting alot of this content out there, and what corporations are behind them. But in the meantime, why don't all the people who still have brains start making some noise.

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If I wasn't so damn lazy, I'd track down a list of all of Sensenbrenner contributors, then make a nice chart linking them (and him) to the "indecent" material he's so worried about.

Anyone a little less lazy want to work on this? I'd be happy to manage the project and provide a healthy dose of "Wow! Great work!" enthusiasm.

said aquaman on April 8, 2005 10:04 AM.
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