Washington, D.C. - Proven pro-family advocate U.S. Representative Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands) challenged a recent Federal Communications Commission ruling that broadcast TV stations did not violate indecency law by airing the "f-word" during a live telecast of the Golden Globe Awards. The FCC held that use of the word by rock singer Bono was an expletive rather than a description of a sexual act and that made it permissible.
"One can only imagine how much worse broadcast television will be if the FCC does not change its ruling. The FCC has a responsibility to patrol the airwaves and ensure that Americans are not assaulted by graphic images and obscene language in their own living rooms.
"The FCC must take a stronger position on matters involving complaints of obscenity and impose proper sanctions on broadcasters who fail to abide by current federal law and regulations. Parents need to know that when a child turns on the TV they’re not going to get an earful of obscene speech," Brady, a social conservative and member of the Values Action Team in Congress concluded.
Congressman Brady authored a letter to FCC Chairman Michael Powell expressing his disagreement with the agency’s findings and urging their immediate reconsideration. The FCC’s decision not to sanction the broadcasters for this lapse in judgment coupled with the agency’s approval of the use of obscene language where such words so not describe a sexual act triggered Brady’s letter to Chairman Powell.
