Cass Sunstein drafted 'New Deal Fairness Doctrine'

WorldNetDaily ^ | September 15, 2009 | Aaron Klein

[Jet Jaguar]

President Obama's newly confirmed regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein, drew up a "First Amendment New Deal," a new "fairness doctrine" that would include the establishment of a panel of "nonpartisan experts" to ensure "diversity of view" on the airwaves, WND has learned.

Sunstein compared the need for the government to regulate broadcasting to the moral obligation of the U.S. to impose new rules that outlawed segregation.

Until now, Sunstein's radical proposal, set forth in his 1993 book "The Partial Constitution," received no news media attention and scant scrutiny.

In the book – obtained and reviewed by WND – Sunstein outwardly favors and promotes the "fairness doctrine," the abolished FCC policy that required holders of broadcast licenses to present controversial issues of public importance in a manner the government deemed was "equitable and balanced."

Sunstein introduces what he terms his "First Amendment New Deal" to regulate broadcasting in the U.S.

His proposal, which focuses largely on television, includes a government requirement that "purely commercial stations provide financial subsidies to public television or to commercial stations that agree to provide less profitable but high-quality programming."

Sunstein wrote it is "worthwhile to consider more dramatic approaches as well."

He proposes "compulsory public-affairs programming, right of reply, content review by nonpartisan experts or guidelines to encourage attention to public issues and diversity of view."

[Jet Jaguar]

Ping

[Dick Bachert]

Sunstein must be next. This is one DANGEROUS — probably certifiable — dude!!!

[Doogle]

...here comes the attack on the Constitution....and our FReedom

[autumnraine]

I don’t give a damn what Cass Sunstein says. The constitution guarantees my rights, not Cass Sunstein.

[Dick Bachert]

Sunstein must be next. This is one DANGEROUS — probably certifiable — dude!!!

[jcsjcm]

How constitutional is this?

[freedumb2003]

Time to release The Beck!

[givemELL]

I think the Dems have been grooming him for the Supreme Court..the track record on search says so.

[dalebert]

how do we fight this....

[PubliusMM]

This gasbag should be the next Van Jones, IMO. Another damned commie libtard in service to the anointed one.

Bull Puckey!

It’s time to take back the country.

[Jet Jaguar]

Confirmed by the senate, and on the A list for Supreme Court.

Watch his every move.

[chris37]

I don’t want this evil egg head maniac doing one ****ing thing in my country! Does this dude have a little, white cat and a hidden island fortress filled with his own employees all wearing their own neatly pressed, similarly colored jump suit?

[Nachum]

Thanks for the heads up Jet Jaguar

[khnyny]

Yes, they are. Sunstein is Obama’s Chicago constitutional law buddy. Sunstein wants to “reinterpret” the Constitution. His wife Samantha Power deserves focus as well. Power was appointed by Obama to the National Security Council.

[FrdmLvr]

Under Cass Sunstein you don’t HAVE any rights!

[givemELL]

Thanks. Is not Samantha Power the number 2 (no pun intended) at the Pentagon?

[FromLori]

You have to see this I do not think it can be posted sit down and be ready to be mad as h!

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/09/15/pete-stark-peeing-on-your-leg/

[sergeantdave]

“President Obama’s newly confirmed regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein, drew up a “First Amendment New Deal,” a new “fairness doctrine” that would include the establishment of a panel of “nonpartisan experts”.

What a coincidence. My panel drew up a list of new traitors to hang.

[khnyny]

Sunstein believes all rights are given by the State (with a capital S) and are not God given. That being said, what the State has given, the State can take away.

[demkicker]

The only thing that will talk me off the ledge is that we organize and protest in front of the networks! Since its only the literate that are paying a dimes worth of attention to the commie/marxist scam that the “state media” is perpetrating on the sheeple, it is time for protests from EVERYONE TO WAKE THE HELL UP!!!

[444Flyer]

What "Constitution"?

[Viking2002]

I'd like to join that panel, if a chair is available......

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[DarthVader]

Sunstein must be destroyed!

[Gargantua]

I'll snap his leg off and beat him in the face with it before he'll amend our Constitution with this Commie crap. Then won't he be sorry.

Seriously, this would require a Constitutional Amendment, approved by 75% of the Senate and House, then ratified in the next General Election by more than 2/3rds of the States.

Not going to happen, Cassie. Your leg is safe... for now...

;-/

[M Kehoe]

What constitution? We don't need no stink'n constitution.

At your own peril, Cass.

5.56mm

[DarthVader]

.454 Casull Super Magnum

[marron]

This is great news!

So, what are they going to give us? CNN and ABC? Or NBC and CBS?

New York Times? Or Washington Post?

[RipSawyer]

Sunstein is stark raving mad. In my youth people who raved as he does were locked up for their own protection. He is obviously educated for no good reason and educated beyond his intelligence. He needs to go into a biker bar and start spouting his garbage about rats having the same rights as people.

[~Kim4VRWC's~]

Bump!

[LucyT]

Sunstein introduces what he terms his "First Amendment New Deal" to regulate broadcasting in the U.S.

Sunstein wrote it is "worthwhile to consider more dramatic approaches as well."

... also check out the link at #18.

[Kolokotronis]

“How constitutional is this?”

I suspect as constitutional as the previous incarnation of the “Fairness Doctrine”. To the extent that the federal government lawfully controls the airwaves, and that fight was over decades ago, its likely it can set whatever conditions it wants, consistent with equal protection and due process requirements, for the issuance of broadcast licenses. No one has a “right” to a broadcast license.

[digital-olive]

What the state was given, power from the people, can be taken away.

[Nachum]

Yeah. I saw it. The arrogance is astounding.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Nuttin’ but Nazis and Commies working for the regime.

[444Flyer]

You can’t make this stuff up.

[ronnie raygun]

He needs to be canned! Put him at the top of the list Beck!

[muawiyah]

Cass Sunstein's history is that of a sometimes lucid clown. Just a matter of weeks and he'll be off his meds advocating sex with animals or something and Obama can show his "respect for the public" by tossing him under the buss.

That's what pukes like this are for ~ to get fired to make the boss look good.

[bitt]

# 25

“I’ll snap his leg off and beat him in the face with it before he’ll amend our Constitution with this Commie crap. Then won’t he be sorry.”

Good image. Like it!

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Beck will be all over this commie too...

[bitt]

Time to make calls to the adoring Senators to smack them over the head with this treacherous commie manifesto.

Senator Kerry makes me

p u k e

Also, his aides like to argue with you when you call to state your opinion.

Kennedy’s office was worse...If you called to discuss illegal immigration, they transfered you to a spanish speaking individual. We would then have to demand to speak with someone who was understandable. And no, I will not reformat windows.

[Political Junkie Too]

I'm waiting for the "Fifth Amendment New Deal," the one where you're not protected from self-incrimination, where the government will convict you of a crime without the need for you to provide a defense, and where your property can be confiscated for whatever reason the government sees fit.

This will happen shortly after the "Fourth Amendment New Deal," the one where your home must be opened to government inspection any time they wish, where your medical records are kept by the government, and where your bank accounts are accessible to the government for whatever reason the government sees fit.

-PJ

[RockinRight]

Sass Cumstain must go.

[RockinRight]

Screw you, Cumstain. You can take this “Fairness Doctrine” and shove it up your pasty liberal ass.

[khnyny]

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/09/why_eggheads_shouldnt_be_runni.html

Why Eggheads Shouldn’t be Running Things

[FrdmLvr]

Look at that dork. He should be rejected just on the gounds of his dorkiness, let alone his ideas.

[SERKIT]

They will codify that any detrimental report about ACORN will be banned in the name of fairness. Just ask Charlie Gibson.

[khnyny]

No she works for the White House. William Lynn is number 2 at the Pentagon...another appointment probably not the smartest by the Obama admin.

[achilles2000]

What Constitution? We have one? I never would have been able to tell from what the government does.

[444Flyer]

Reminds me of the twerp on the Jr. High Student Council that was always causing problems for everyone else.