Posted on 10/02/2016 3:13:19 PM PDT by WmShirerAdmirer
In a ruling clearly aimed at Fox News and other conservative media, the Federal Elections Commission is trying to ban media outlets with any foreign ownership from covering presidential races or even giving endorsements.
A top Democrat on the evenly-split split board proposed that the group begin the process of prohibiting companies with foreign ownership as small as 5 percent from “funding expenditures, independent expenditures, or electioneering communications.”
If approved, the plan would cover Fox News, The Wall Street Journal – and as collateral damage, the New York Times, from participating in the elections process by covering or endorsing candidates, The Washington Examiner is reporting.
Democratic Commissioner Ellen Weintraub said in her submission, “Given everything we have learned this year, it blinks reality to suggest that that there is no risk of foreign nationals taking advantage of current loopholes to intercede invisibly in American elections. This is a risk no member of the Federal Election Commission should be willing to tolerate.”
Under her proposal, any entity that has more than 5 percent foreign ownership would be banned from advocating for a candidate’s election or defeat.
Not only would this prohibit major conservative media from becoming involved, but politically active companies like Ben & Jerry’s would also be prohibited.
The Examiner reports that one analysis even suggests that these media might not even be permitted from mentioning candidates like Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.
Democrats on the commission have been on a three-year campaign to limit the voice of conservative media, stopped by Republican commissioners who have warned that the First Amendment is under attack in the FEC.
Once again showing that Democrats are authoritarians at heart. They want dictatorship, not freedom.
Typical communist bull****. They always do this. They’ve got to gag their opponents and shut them up. This goes for the commie FEC too.
What do you mean “trying”? They have been doing that for 20 years or more. They want to be sole propagandists.
Hits right at the heart of the New York Times!
American media, American ownership.
Foreigners can vote but not report.
If Dem0crats are pushing it, reject like it’s heroin—as it’s what it is to them...
So basically the FEC is confirming that all journalism is biased.
Any media outlet that accepts advertising dollars from candidates has no business conducting debates or even reporting on the race. That makes more sense.
This IS rich the globalists not wanting foreigners reporting!!!
America’s fifth column has no qualms about Obama importing millions of foreigners from the war torn middle east to vote in American elections, but they’re concerned about “foreign influence”. Liars.
“Fox News and other conservative media”
Fox News conservative? LOL
The FEC is trying to violate the First Amendment. The entire commission should be charge with treason. Beside, what about the NYT with its part ownership by a Mexican billionaire?
So much for that whole freedom of the press thing. I’ve got my constitution, it’s on a roll in my bathroom.
And then there is that pesky invention of algore called the internet.
That’s why 0bama gave up control of ICANN to the UN.
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Why do you think libtards love commie dictators?? Power has always been a leftard’s wet dream. It’s to CONTROL. Conservatives want the gubmint’ out of their lives while libtards want gubmint to control them like slaves.
Effing’ Dummycraps. And some Freepers threw a hissy fit when I stated we cannot co-exist with libs.
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