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Should the FCC Parent the Parents?

Suzanne Ito,
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September 6, 2007

In June, a spurring Senator Jay Rockefeller to introduce that would deem any "fleeting expletive"- like the one - indecent. Rockefeller's also looking to give the FCC authority to regulate violence on TV as well.

Today, the from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Legislative Director Caroline Fredrickson, who spoke out against FCC regulation of television programming:

"The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û is not blind to the issue at hand. We can see why some parents are upset about what they see on television. But the answer lies in teaching those parents how they can limit what their children watch - not censorship. Congress may choose to play a role in educating parents on the dangers of overexposure to media. But government focus should then be on providing those educational opportunities - not on replacing parents as the primary decisionmakers in their own homes. Government should not parent the parents."

If you agree that parents, not the FCC, should have ultimate control over the programming their kids watch, please telling them you oppose government control of television content.

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