Follow-Up
This piece of advice gets to the nut of the issue:

"Any party that tries to take away the titty-channels from a red-blooded American man is a party that's looking to go the way of the Whigs."

Ultimately, it isn't really clear what Sen. Stevens is hoping to accomplish with this little stunt. But I've already emailed the Senator and encouraged him to resign for even thinking about this. Perhaps that is a bit premature.

The best argument I've read for why cable differs from broadcast is that the broadcast airwaves are public and therefore the government can regulate them. The cable lines are private, and that's why HBO and the Spice channel exist. (Via Instapundit)