A First Amendment battle could be looming between Washington and the television industry as the Federal Communications Commission prepares to tell Congress that the country needs legislation to allow the government to crack down on TV violence. The Washington Post has more here.
The FCC will release this week the results of a TV violence report commissioned by a group of lawmakers in 2004. According to the Post story, the FCC has concluded in the report that allowing the government to regulate "excessive violence" on TV is in the public interest, especially between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., when kids are likely to be watching. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) is currently drafting a TV violence bill and will likely include the FCC recommendations in his legislation.
