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Originally Posted by fzzy

... or much like the thought that we have freedom of action here, just so long as you don't harm someone else in your actions .... freedom of speech is only guaranteed so long as you don't harm someone else in the process, then it becomes either a matter of the "state" litigating or an individual litigating. (since we are an international site, I'm not sure that all would have that understanding when they hear the phrase).

See fzzy? This is precisely my point! Where is the proof of harm? What are the EXACT guidelines? Who do they, and don't they, apply to and in what context? Where is Howard's day in court? They won't even let him ask them to prove their point in litigation. At their whim (for lack of a better word) they have said...and I quote Michael Powell..."We'll know it when we hear it". Which, to me, means...if we don't like the context of what you are saying, we will fine you up the wazzoo. And...it could have been ok yesterday, but it might not sit right with us today...so you'd better put your psychic thinking cap on and say nothing that we MIGHT feel is indecent today! How can the FCC say that what one person says is indecent...and when spoken by another it isn't? Either it is or it isn't! A word is a word is a word! Masturbation can mean nothing more than masturbation! And it shouldn't be left to a small group of people to get their panties in a bunch over something one person says just because they don't like his show content! It's not like Howard has just recently gotten sexual in content...he's been the same personality all along. They should be made to spell it out and adhere to it for everyone. But...they won't give him a day in court! Ergo my reason for previously stating that the FCC imposes arbitrary fines without having to answer to anyone! No one non-elected organization should have half the power that the FCC is now demonstrating. It's ludicrous and goes against all that this country was built on!