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“Once again we see the heavy hand of the Obama administration hovering over the First Amendment’s freedom of the press,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “It’s little wonder that Reporters Without Borders’ recent survey of world press freedom ranked the United States forty-sixth, below even that of Botswana and Romania – and only one position above Haiti. The FCC now says it has killed the study but we are skeptical – especially since we now have had to sue in federal court to get information about this issue. Unfortunately, the study is simply the latest version of the ‘Fairness Doctrine,’ a FCC regulatory scheme ended during the Reagan administration that was used to regulate political speech on radio and television. This time, true to the Obama administration’s racialist agenda, the FCC sought to pressure media under the guise of racial diversity and community organizing language. This FCC scandal also echoes the Obama IRS abuse, which illegally targeted groups and individuals based upon their political philosophy. The FCC, which is charged with making sure regulated media companies obey the law, refuses to obey the Freedom of Information Act and tell the American people why it wanted to interrogate newsmen and monitor the blogs of everyday citizens.”

Judicial Watch has done some outstanding work. They're certainly right to compare this FCC scandal to the IRS scandal. Every single federal agency is a nest of vipers.