Others on the Democrat side are pushing ahead with other plans. Rep. Henry Waxman has asked his investigative staff to begin compiling reports on Limbaugh, and fellow radio hosts Sean Hannity and Mark Levin based on transcripts from their shows, and to call in Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin to discuss the so-called "Fairness Doctrine."
"Limbaugh isn't the only one who needs to be made uncomfortable about what he says on the radio," says a House leadership source. "We don't have as big a megaphone as these guys, but this all political, and we'll do what we can to gain the advantage. If we can take them off their game for a while, it will help our folks out there on the campaign trail."
Someone needs to tell Waxman to brush up on his First Amendment
Waxman know his constitution well!!!
Unlike bourgeois democratic constitutions, the Soviet Constitution placed limitations on political rights, whereas in bourgeois democratic countries these limitations are usually left up to the federal legislative or judicial systems, or state constitutions and their corresponding executive, legislative and judicial systems. Article 6 effectively eliminated organized opposition to the government by granting to the CPSU the power to lead and guide society. Article 39 enabled the government to prohibit any activities it considered detrimental by stating that “Enjoyment of the rights and freedoms of citizens must not be to the detriment of the interests of society or the state.” Article 59 obliged citizens to obey the laws and comply with the standards of socialist society as determined by the party. The government did not treat as inalienable those political and socioeconomic rights the Constitution granted to the people. Citizens enjoyed rights only when the exercise of those rights did not interfere with the interests of socialism, and the CPSU alone had the power and authority to determine policies for the government and society. For example, the right to freedom of expression contained in Article 52 could be suspended if the exercise of that freedom failed to be in accord with party policies. Until the era of glasnost, freedom of expression did not entail the right to criticize the government. The government had the power to ban meetings by unsanctioned religious groups, and violations of the laws limiting the right to freedom of religious expression were severely punished under the republics’ criminal codes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Soviet_Constitution
I encourage anyone interested in understanding the libs behaviors to read the old USSR constitution (1977 version).
Oh, how stupid can a Democrat get?
The first effect will be to boost ratings and rant opportunities for Rush, Hannity, and Levin.
The second effect will be to stir up the Republican base, without a countervailing effect on the Democrat base.
The third effect will be to loosen the Democrats' hold on independent voters. This is such an obvious political ploy -- driven by a seriously ugly man -- that the Dems will be hurt by it.
And, finally, I think the internet pajamahadeen are going to end up reacting to this in ways that Nosewax doesn't expect. His own ethical status will go under the microscope, and will almost certainly turn up some skeletons ... which Messrs. Limbaugh, Hannity, and Levin can then broadcast with their "Big Megaphones."
Bring it on, Nosewax.