Word: desist
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...diffidence of the F.T.C.'s case selection has been challenged to a certain degree by public and Congressional pressure. But the strongest camouflage for the Commission's lassitude is erected by their "voluntary enforcement" policy. The Wheeler-Lea Act of 1938 granted the F.T.C. authority to issue "cease and desist" orders, which become effective after 60 days if not challenged in Federal court. Any subsequent violation of the order then incurs up to $5000 per day in civil penalties. Yet the F.T.C. insists upon its preference for "voluntary enforcement" of Commission recommendations. This is the only method consonant with...
FURTHER, whatever cease and desist orders are issued, are made innocuous by incredible administrative delays in enforcement. The average delay is over four years between the issuance of a complaint and the beginning of an investigation until the decision to issue an order. By this time, the report points out, the advertising campaign or fraudulent practice in question has long since finished. Yet the F.T.C. often forestalls indefinitely the issuance of a complaint by secretly but interminably extending the "deadlines" for investigations...
...Commission rarely uses its most powerful enforcement tool, preliminary injunctions. Its method of seeking compliance with cease and desist orders is "grossly inadequate" and enforcement delays are "excessive...
...broadcasters. It can bring pressure against a station that does not grant equal time to political candidates. Under its "fairness doctrine," it tries generally to make sure that a station's programs provide a "broad spectrum of views." It can punish with fines or get a "cease and desist" order if a station does not comply with the specific rules...
...candidate receives the party's acclaim. Suddenly, everyone is slipping around in blood. What happened to whom, how and why are questions that the author undoubtedly plans to answer in his next book. But after Preserve and Protect, the really important question is: When will Drury cease and desist...