Posted on 10/28/2006 4:45:23 PM PDT by freedom4me
If the Dems take control of the House or Senate, I believe the first order of business will be to reinstate the fairness doctrine. This, of course, would be done to muzzle the opposition. Say goodbye to talk radio and free speech via the internet.
Vote Republican November 7.
I don't believe they would have the votes necessary.
This would be the third rail for liberals!
They won't be close to being able to do that.
They'd be loading us into cattle cars for the re-education camp, if they had the power.
If they could override a president's veto, then they'd do it.
They may also attempt to impose it in some fashion as FCC policy under a democrat president, with no legislating necessary.
Heck, privatize the radio spectrum. Sell it off.
Does that mean all Olberman all the time?
A perfect example is the media. We have lots of names for them now:
The lame stream media
The dinosaur media
We even say their time of dominance is over. Yet, we have underestimated their influence once again. Yup, they may be losing profits, they may be cutting staff, but like a wounded animal, that is when they are most dangerous.
And now, this old, stiff, lame, verging on the edge of extinction media just might pull off what they have been working towards for five years: Putting Dims back in power. (I know, the congressional Pubbies have a lot to do with this but there are plenty of threads on that).
So, do not dismiss so lightly the possibility of them bringing back the fairness doctrine. This must be taken seriously and fought tooth and nail.
Never underestimate liberals!! (just look at my tagline)
Knowing who these hateful people are and what they believe, I think they would skip directly to the gas chambers.
There is a good reason that the Second Amendment follows the First.
Don't know if they have the votes. But, many of them have said that is their intent when they have been on Sean's radio show.
We do have a small advantage in that we vote for ideas, rather than against them.
Otherwise, you are completely through the uprights: the MSM still pushes the agenda, and most voters aren't FReepers.
Score again, don't try to just run out the clock.
I am sure they would love to muzzle both the intener and the talk radio. But, they canot muzzle the internet. I really don't think they would the votes to do the same to the talk show hosts eihter.
You're assuming that W. would veto any reinstatement. Unfortunately, he seems to have lost his veto pen for most of the past six years. He even signed the terrible McCain Feingold "campaign finance reform" bill, so I'm not even sure if he'd veto a version of the fairness doctrine.
They would have to win both the Senate and the House and have their fair haired boy/girl reside in the White House to do it.
Even then, they'd have to have a veto proof Senate. Never happen...
I will say though, I'm not convinced the right side of the isle wouldn't love to silence some of the conservative talk show hosts from time to time.
Corporate America will eventually silence talk radio. It is in the way of globalization and blocks the corporation from accessing cheap illegal alien labor in the US.
A very good reason.
Sorry, I don't see it happening. Advertisers run the show not Congress. How would they sell time on a liberal show?
They don’t need any “stinkin’ votes” to do this.
All it will take is a friendly judge or an administrator in the FCC to write up a new policy letter and it’s an accomplished fact.
Remember during clinton’s first term when one of his staff said, “A new law with the stoke of a pen. Cool!” He was referring to a presidential finding that by-passed Congress.
Don’t bet the farm on it not happening again.
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