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Funny, this sounds a whole lot like Joe Lieberman. Didn't hear you complaining then.
Again, his views are irrelevant. His job is to enforce the law, and he'll do that job. If he doesn't, we'll have him removed. Simple as that.
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Didn't see anyone posting quotes then did ya Sparky?
As if your evasive point really changes anything I said.
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Most did too save for the curmudgeon who dwells amongst us.
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I heard that this sort of practical joke stuff went on before whenever a new administration takes over.
But...
Let me say this one little thing before I get off my rented soap-box. Freedom of Speech does not mean "Freedom to say whatever the hell you want and screw you if you don't like it!". I can't run into a theater and yell "FIRE" without some form of consequences. If you act and speak responsibly, then, no problem. But if you say something that does cause harm and you KNOW it causes harm, then you had better hire a really good law firm to take care of it because you are liable to be SUED past the topsoil and into the planetary mantle.
The whole argument of censorship is tricky enough as it is. Yes, if you don't want your kids reading crap on the 'net then I think those filters should be available to those who want them. But do I think the government should hoist them off on us wholesale? No. Another thing, parents should take a more pro-active role in what their kids do. Do your job as the parent and keep your kids from things you might find objectionalble but do NOT expect the rest of the planet and government to do your job for you. And if you don't trust your kid, well, fix it where only you can turn on the computer, whatever... It's simply only common sense that needs to be reinforced. Not some silly, uninforceable decency law.
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Well, of COURSE it was a knee-jerk overreaction. Can't a guy pretend to be a liberal for a day without everybody going nuts?
You'll note I never said they should go to jail. I said they should be punished. If you think punishment = jail, you're pretty daft. And you've never read the adventures of the mighty Frank Castle.
Re: Trashing of the First Amendment: Two words, 4 letters. Tipper Gore, PMRC.
So bite me, fanboy.
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Except that all what T. Gore did was require labels to put a little sticker on the album that says "mature content" ... so all the little kids can buy the latest album which uses the word "fuck" thirty times. It doesn't require the artists to limit the words they use. Hardly the same thing.
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You'd think some artists who do use the word "fuck" every other second would get the point that people are just soooooooo tired of them being so vulgar. I mean really, you CAN be witty without saying "fuck" all the time. Just look at Vogon or UM or Liam. They're fucking geniuses.
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Actually, that's NOT what Tipper wanted. THAT was the watered down compromise that we were lucky enough to end up with, possibly after somebody was smart enough to point out that a lot of Country songs have objectionable lyrics and content, and that Tipper's husband was a Tennessee senator, and shouldn't upset the powers down in Nashville.
Tipper wanted a lot broader bunch of labels, including "O" for "Occult," (which presumably would incluse anything remotely religiously themed that wasn't blatantly Gospel Christian -- Everything from Marilyn Manson to Creed to Enya and Loreena McKennitt, for Chrissake)
And much more restrictions than we actually ended up with.
Anybody remember the Dead Kennedys? It's hard to find their albums anymore, and that's largely because of the PMRC's influence. Fortunately, I know a Jello Biafra fan.
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Well, anything which restricts country music is good in my book. That stuff is worse than gansta' rap! (Er ... except for select Faith Hill and Shania Twain songs) ...
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"OK! We'll allow the niggers and the chinks...but WE DON'T WANT THE IRISH!!!"
Seriously,m this is the same clash as on the internet. Nazi's or no nazi's? Anarchists? Godless heathens? Instigators? Plain guys from Montana? I tell you it will never end! The only weapon I've got is N*PST*R (trademark) [url removed] that allows me to get a hold of any song without any big brother deciding it for me!! VIVA LA REVOLU�ION!!!! And now for a lucious, green apple!
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Wouldn't, oh, I dunno, a rating system whereby children aren't allowed to purchase CD's with "objectionable content" be beter? The movie industry does it (crazy, I know), and it kind of works. In the sense that film makers often take some of the realy heavy stuff out to avoid getting higher ratings, since lower ratings = more potential purchasers = more money.
I just think it's strange that you have to be 15 to buy South Park: Bigger, longer and uncut, but anyone can purchase the soundtrack.
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