HR 2905 The Broadcaster Freedom Act, introduced by R-IN Rep Mike Pence needs our Support

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[Kackikat]

Read about this bill Action Alert: Article on American Family Alert Website link above. Also see website of

http://www.silencingchristians.com

Fairness Doctrine would muzzle truth from the airwaves Urge your member of congress to support the Broadcaster Freedom Act

H.R. 2905, The Broadcaster Freedom Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), would prohibit the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) from reinstating the so-called Fairness Doctrine, a former FCC policy that the agency revoked in 1987. The policy required broadcasters to air contrasting viewpoints about controversial issues of public importance (as decided by FCC bureaucrats) or risk losing their license. For example, pro-life stories would need to include comments from Planned Parenthood or another pro-abortion group. It stifled speech which is guaranteed in the Constitution, and yet because talk radio tends to be conservative, those who come from the Leftist end of the political continuum want to do what they can to muzzle it and stifle it.

The Democratic leadership in Congress is now maneuvering to bring back this Fairness Doctrine, which would require the nation's TV and radio broadcasters to make time for voices on both sides of controversial issues. According to Rep. Pence, "The Broadcaster Freedom Act would ensure that no future President could regulate the airwaves of America without an act of Congress."

[Kackikat]

The Democratics have been talking about "doing something" to silence broadcastors like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, and the Internet Christian Conservatives in the form of FCC regulation using the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE. It is a censorship of free speech, and a violation of our First Amendment Rights. Rep Mike Pence is putting forth this legislation to continue to protect us for another year from use of the Fairness Dontrine, and has agreement of 300 in congress; but only 190 have signed petition. Pres Bush has agreed to sign. We must motivate those others promised to protect our right as conservatives to speak out for our faith, our conservative views and protection of internet podcasters and blogs.

[Kackikat]

Congressional Legislation

‘To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.’
Bill # H.R.2905

Original Sponsor:
Mike Pence (R-IN 6th)

Cosponsor Total: 208
(last sponsor added 04/14/2008)
2 Democrats
206 Republicans

Go to AFA website and fill is short form w/zipcode to send to your representive and ask them to support this Broadcasters Freedom Act, and stop FAIRNESS DOCTRINE reinstatement...and to PROTECT OUR 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

About This Legislation:
6/28/2007—Introduced. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of any Act, from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the Fairness Doctrine.

[mojo114]

Please post this again tomorrow and again the next day. It is late on the East Coast so to be seen that would be best.

[Kackikat]

Okay, the show finished about an hour ago. The promised legislaters are dragging their feet, and we need this signed by Pres. Bush before he leaves office, or ALL conservative and christian broadcasters will be muzzled by FCC with FAIRNESS DOCTRINE next year.

[mojo114]

I understand . This is very important!!!!!

[Arthur McGowan]

If the Fairness Doctrine is imposed, broadcasts should be monitored, and anytime anyone on radio or TV speaks against ANYTHING—slavery, the Holocaust, the war in Iraq, tax cuts, miscegenation laws, wife-beating, etc., a lawsuit should be filed if the opposing view is not given equal time—and not a 4 AM.

[Kackikat]

With the activist judges the only time it will be enforced is against the conservatives, and christians; if the judicial bench was fair it would be the right thing to do, alas it is not.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

If the Fairness Doctrine is truly fully implemented during the next Congress and during the next Presidential term, then it will eventually kill off both the Republican Party and U.S. Conservatism. Also, eventually allowing illegal immigrants the legal right to vote in all future U.S. elections will help to speed up the deaths of both the R’s and U.S. conservatism as well as help to create long-term socialism throughout the U.S. This is OT, but McCain would help increase his chances with some voters on November 4 if he seriously picked Mike Pence as his final VP choice. Me, I see too many things in common on too many issues between both Obama and “assiduous conservative back stabber” McCain along with seeing McCain truly doing much more long-term damage to the Republican Party compared to the Democrats that I will have a protest vote for Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party instead on November 4. Duncan Hunter was my choice for POTUS, and I’m truly not a fan of the idea of write-ins for POTUS/V.P.

[Tzimisce]

Doesn’t McCain favor “The Fairness Doctrine”?

[Kackikat]

I hope you will go to the link and ask your congress rep to vote for this to protect conservative radio free speech.

[Kackikat]

I don’t know I haven’t heard him speak on this issue. If you have something in writing or a speech that he said such, then please post link for all of us to check out.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

My Congressional Rep. is the “very leftist on almost all of the issues” Democrat Ed Markey, who, among other things, created the legislation for V-Chips in televisions and created the legislation for the ongoing T.V. ratings system that’s shown on every channel at every 15 minute intervals. Markey said a few years back that GOP means “Get old people.” Unfortunately, it’s truly a waste of time to try to get almost any Massachusetts politician to successfully “move rightward” politically, and this has been the case throughout Massachusetts for many decades and counting. The majority of Massachusetts voters truly continue to refuse to vote for anybody other than Democrats at every political level, and most of the Republicans who do get elected in Massachusetts at any political level from within the state are “leftist, RINO” Republicans instead of truly being conservative Republicans. Sigh.

[mojo114]

Could you post this thread when it get slow. Thanks.

[Kackikat]

I felt it would be better next week, there have been really fast moving posts, and I received notice that a 5 yr Amnesty for Illegal Aliens has been attached to the War Funding bill...so what about that? I was just getting ready to see if anyone posted it yet? I felt the Broadcast Freedom Act was going to come up in next week or two again in the news; and thought it bette to hit it then..What say you?

[Kackikat]

OKAY MOJO114 it’s up, please go check out the new one.