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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]a speaker at a public forum cannot be fined by the FCC.[/quote]

Citation? 
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U.S. Const. amend. I.[/quote]

:lol:

Hint: Actual FCC rulings would be a start…but since it appears you pulled that out of your sphincter so we won’t wait on you. 
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find a single case of the FCC fining a speaker for political comments at a government meeting. You know, the kind of political speech that is the most protected. I'll wait [/quote]

Oh. Were they “political” comments now? 
 
VA station fined for obscene content:
https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/fcc-slaps-virginia-tv-station-with-325000-indecency-fine-1201458034/

The FCC plans to issue what it says will be the highest fine ever against a TV station for a single incident of airing indecent content, slapping a $325,000 penalty against a Roanoke, Va., TV station for airing a sexually explicit video clip of an adult film website during a news broadcast.[/quote]

This has no relevance to speech at a public forum, irrespective of whether it is political speech or not.  (Note, however, that almost anything said by a member of the public at a school board meeting would count as political speech under 1st Amendment precedent.)[/quote]

The issue isn’t he speech in the public forum. It was when that speech was broadcast.  This is why so many live event are on delay. I would imagine going forward SB meeting won’t be broadcast lie or I’ll be on a delay. Since Republicans can’t control themselves. I guess next up is standing on tables no screaming, like in Loudoun? [/quote]

if you're trying to fine the speaker, the issue is that it is a government forum set up so that members of the public can address their elected officials. This is the core of political speech protected by the first amendment. There is zero chance that you can come up with an instance of a speaker being fined under these circumstances [/quote]

Please cite this exception in any ruling.

Was the meeting live streaming? Could she have also violated the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA)? Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.

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The FCC isn’t insane enough to ignore the first amendment for there to be any precedent. Everyone knows that speech before government bodies is protected, as much as certain people despise that freedom (remember LCPS trying to fire an employee for expressing their view)[/quote]

They aren’t ignoring it, but there are restrictions. Are you one of those “there are no restrictions on guns” types too?

“ For example, the Courts have said that indecent material is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution and cannot be banned entirely. It may be restricted, however, in order to avoid its broadcast when there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience. Between 6 A.M. and 10 P.M. (when there is the greatest likelihood that children may be watching,) airing indecent material is prohibited by FCC rules. Broadcasters are required to schedule their programming accordingly or face enforcement action. Similarly, the Commission has stated that profane material is prohibited between 6 A.M. and 10 P.M.

Finally, the courts have ruled that obscene material is not protected by the First Amendment and cannot be broadcast at any time. ”

File a complaint here: 
https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=33794

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