Btw, why would the government care whether you watch TV or not?
What business is it of theirs?
They must WANT you to WATCH the PROPAGANDA!
WHY, folks?
Click (sound of blog author turning off television)
"House rejects delay in digital TV switch; Vote is a setback for new president" by Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | January 29, 2009
In an early congressional setback for President Obama, the House of Representatives yesterday refused to extend the Feb. 17 deadline for shifting the nation to all-digital television broadcasts....
Under existing law, major TV stations are supposed to move all broadcasting to digital channels and halt analog broadcasts by Feb. 17. That would render millions of analog TV sets useless, unless they are connected to a cable or satellite TV system, or to converter boxes, which consumers can buy for about $60....
Oh, I SEE!! They want to MAKE YOU BUY CABLE!!!!
In addition, a $1.34 billion federal program to provide $40 coupons to consumers to help them pay for converter boxes has run out of money....
Is that REALLY WHERE you wanted your TAX MONEY going, AmeriKa?
How many mortgages would that pay off?
Voting for the delay were 258 House members, 236 Democrats and 22 Republicans. There were 168 no votes, including 155 Republicans and 13 Democrats. Under normal House rules, the bill would have passed. But it was brought up under a special procedure that bypassed the usual committees. In such cases, a bill must win approval from two-thirds of the House.
So they aren't following the Constitution for nothing down there, are they?
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