There's something very dangerous going on with Freedom of Speech

For television addicts, it's a chilling thought.
Imagine no more "Sopranos," "Deadwood," or "The Shield." No place on cable for the Peabody-winning "The Daily Show." No more sassy Cartman on "South Park."
I don't mean doing away with these critically acclaimed, much-loved programs because they get canceled or because nobody's watching. I'm talking about doing away with them because the government steps in and says they are inappropriate for us to watch.
It sounds absurd that in today's world, someone could dictate what we can and cannot watch on television -- not on free TV, where regulation is understandable, but on cable where we pay for the privilege of hearing a feisty Al Swerengen use colorful Western vocabulary on "Deadwood."
But censorship of this type could become reality if some members of Congress and media watchdog groups such as the Parents Television Council (PTC) have their way. They want to regulate cable television the same way free over-the-air television is controlled.
For more than a year, the PTC has been yammering about indecency on cable and satellite television, and Congress has been listening.
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, appeared at the recent National Association of Broadcasters annual conference and said they think government regulators should move in on cable and satellite

From The Salt Lake City Tribune
http://www.sltrib.com/tv/ci_2720550

There is something very dangerous going on when they want to censor pay tv programs like The Sopranos.