Lawmakers to Try Again to Boost Indecency Fines

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Reuters
Lawmakers to Try Again to Boost Indecency Fines
Tue Jan 25, 2005 05:38 PM ET

By Jeremy Pelofsky

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation aimed at raising fines tenfold for indecent acts on broadcast television and radio is due to be unveiled on Wednesday by Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, his spokesman Aaron Groote said on Tuesday.

Brownback's legislation would raise the maximum possible fine to $325,000 per violation with a maximum of $3 million per continuing violation, according to a draft of the measure obtained by Reuters on Tuesday. The maximum now is $32,500 per violation.

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So far, five senators have agreed to cosponsor Brownback's bill; Democrat Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, George Allen of Virginia, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, and Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, Groote said.

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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=7428460

[codswallop]

1. Oppression is as indecent as vulgarity...

we are losers.

[slor]

2. Good idea chimp...

make someone pay MORE for saying something provacative, but if you get injured or killed from medical malpractice, allow for the negligent to pay LESS. Good idea you piece of SHIT!!!!