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Positions and Views on Other Issues where Information is Available: |
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Below are links to the candidate responses on other issues. The first link is a report of all the issues and questions made available to Trent Lott. Many issues and questions had no responses – links are only provided where we have information. |
| Values, Religion & Family Issues |
Positions and Views |
| Media Violence and Sex |
Lott: For years I�ve been concerned with protecting our children from violent and indecent programming, particularly as it relates to the deterioration of broadcast standards as we saw during the recent Super Bowl halftime show. As a member of the Senate Commerce Committee I�m advocating dramatically increased fines when broadcast rules are ignored. I also believe the issue of broadcast media ownership is relevant here, too. Media companies which use publicly-owned airwaves must become more responsive to public needs, respectful of local values and reflective of community standards. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell recently testified before the Commerce Committee regarding this issue, and I�m pleased that he and other commissioners have made strong statements condemning what happened at the Super Bowl. The statements have been followed by action with CBS and its affiliates facing the prospect of fines. This indecent act during a supposed family show may prove to be the spark that ignites the American majority to action, demanding that broadcast standards are adhered to and strengthened. Yet, we cannot ignore the media ownership aspect of this issue either. As many of you know, last year I took a very strong stance against the FCC�s decision to relax media ownership rules, allowing individual media companies to buy more properties and strengthen and, in some cases, monopolize their hold in some markets. As a conservative who believes that competition is good for consumers, I believe more diverse ownership keeps media companies closer to the people they serve. Competition can make them more aware of local community needs and standards. After all, the broadcast frequencies are owned by the public. Media companies which broadcast, therefore, must provide programming fit for consumption by a broad audience of all ages. Though non-network owned stations in Mississippi have preempted programs when faced with community objections, testimony in one o [Response was truncated to maximum response length of 2000 characters.]
Source: Candidate Website (10/07/2006) |
| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Mosque Near Ground Zero |
| Pope's Prosecution Immunity |
| American Values |
| Religion, a General Statement |
| Religion & State - First Amendment |
| Religion in Government |
| Religious Tolerance |
| A Candidate's Religious Beliefs |
| Atheists and Agnostics |
| Mormon Religion and Polygamy |
| School Prayer |
| Ordination of Gay Clergy |
| Ordination of Women Clergy |
| Evolution vs. Intelligent Design |
| Family, a General Statement |
| Family Values |
| Faith-Based Volunteer Efforts |
| Child Care |
| Foster Care |
| Adoption |
| Fatherhood |
| Child Custody and Support |
| Child Support Enforcement Budget |
| Teen Pregnancy |
| Low-Income First-Time Mothers |
| Values, a General Statement |
| Prejudice |
| Indecency in the Media |
| Pornography and Adult Oriented Media |
| Desecration of Flag Constitutional Amendment |
| Foley Page Scandal |
| Terri Schiavo |
| Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide |
| National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) |
| Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts |