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Dear Friends,

In a recent decision, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the use of the "F-word" and "S-word" by Nicole Richie and Cher during the Billboard Music Awards was neither indecent nor profane. 

Responding last year to the overwhelming will of the American public, Congress finally authorized the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to impose meaningful, punitive fines.  The Court of Appeal invalidated the FCC's authority to keep the broadcast airwaves free of indecent and profane content.  Its ruling clears the way for television networks to use the "F-word" and "S-word" in front of children at any time of the day. 

Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) wants to protect families and children and ensure that the court doesn't subvert the law.  On July 12, he is offering two amendments to the Financial Services Appropriations bill that clarify the indecency law passed last year and provide the FCC with the tools it needs to limit the exposure of children to violent and sexual content in broadcast programming.  The first amendment would limit "excessively violent" images from being broadcast between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. when children are likely to be watching television.  The other amendment would protect viewers of broadcast television from all indecent words or images, even if they are fleeting or only shown once during a broadcast.

Please call your Senators on the Appropriations Committee now at 202-224-3121 and urge them to support Senator Brownback's amendments. 

Sincerely,

The Legislative Department
Concerned Women for America

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