Free speech will now cost you more on network TV

Hammer of Truth’s Stephen Gordon reports that the Nanny State has increased the cost of violating its “decency” rules.

Gordon quotes the President in the article:

“In our free society,” President Bush said today, “parents have the final responsibility over the television shows that their children watch, or the websites they visit, or the music they listen to. That’s a responsibility of moms and dads all across the country, to make sure their children are listening to or watching the right kind of programming.”

If that’s true, why do we need a Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act? Doesn’t really sound that much like a free society.