The Dem Senators had a temper tantrum, but they didn't do anything illegal. The Dem Senators were engaging in free speech, a First Amendment right they have. They exercised it irresponsibly, but they didn't use the power of their office in any manner to punish ABC.
You are tilting at windmills.
That would be an historic violation of the First Amendment.
Respectfully, I disagree. They attempted to use their position in the government to block the free speech rights of ABC/Disney. To me, that is a direct violation of the First Amendment.
As to tilting at windmills, you say that as if it were a bad thing... :D
Seriously, SOMEbody has to take these scumbags to task for their actions...
You may not be correct.
Yes, they have every right to free speech. However, as the lawmakers of the land, they cannot threaten ABC with revocation of their broadcast license (which they did) just because they do not like what is being aired. At the least, this would be a seem to be serious abuse of power.
PS. I never send letters to the government, unless they write me first. I'd rather pretend I'm not here.
Using an official public government office and the power of that office to threaten to take action against those who make political statements in dissent to your political sentiments, simply because you do not want their political statements aired does constitute the use of an official position to attempt to extort the said action demanded in the threat. It is illegal; whether or not the threat was answered by meeting its demands.
Whether or not GWB wants to engage his political position in acknowledging that clear power-abusing threat and its illegality is another matter.