[Mad Dawgg]

I predict also a severe uptick in lawsuits against sites like FR.

They will litigate them all out of business.

You heard it here first!

[kempster]

Could this also be enforced on XM Radio and Sirius?

[pabianice]

With flash memory sticks now at $2 there is no way the Left will stop communication among conservatives. It will move at the spped of mail delivery.

[Safrguns]

I propose that conservatives go on the offensive with this. If we simply play defense, WE WILL LOSE! As soon as the fairness doctrine is enacted, we should target each and every radio broadcaster that does NOT air Rush or Shawn Hannity, and file suit for equal time every time something is said that criticizes republican issues. One of the left's favorite tactics is to render good law useless by bogging down the system which enforces it. Baseless and bogus charges are also used to cover their own hypocrisy. If republicans do this properly, they can actually win a lot more cases than liberals will because their case logic will be much more sound. At the same time, the onslaught against liberal owned broadcasters will force them to defend conservative competitors on their own dime.

They want war? fine... lets give em one.

[InterceptPoint]

Time to review what the Constitution has to say on this subject. In case you have forgotten, here is the text of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Seems quite clear to me. I wonder what it is about "no law" and "abridging the freedom of speech" that the Dems don't seem to understand. I guess I need more "nuance training" so that I can see what they see in the First Amendment that would allow anything so obviously in violation of the Constitution as the (Un)Fairness Doctrine.

[Biggirl]

Would not suprise me if Rush is in quiet talks with Sirus/XM to make plans to move his show to there.

[bigbob]

This is so much BS...and to be honest, it would be hard for his successor to top the idiotic moves of current ((R) FCC chairman Kevin Martin.

But hey, there’s always the shortwave spectrum, now largely abandoned except by evangelists. And evangelism is just what we need!

[caper gal 1]

We need to stop referring to this proposal at “The Fairness Doctrine” and characterize it as The 21st Century Equivalent to Bookburning”.

[umgud]

While talk radio hosts often warned during the campaign that free speech could be trampled by an all-Democratic majority, the broadcast networks have failed to react to this dangerous threat to the First Amendment.

TV networks don't care because this only applies to radio.

[Tzimisce]

When we said “free speech”, we didn’t mean for people who disagree. :D

[DesertRhino]

Some old radicals i read about in 6th grade wrote this,,
I think they were from Philadelphia??

“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”

[TaxRelief]

Even the Democrats know that a silenced majority will become an angry majority. When people feel they are not being heard or represented, they vote out the controlling party. (Which is what happened in 2006/2008.)

It would be foolish to silence conservatism if the Dems want to stay in power.

Pursuing this avenue will also cause division within. It is the perfect opportunity for a nobody Democrat Congressman, with strong leadership ability, to rise to fame championing “Free Speech”.

[ScottinVA]

They’re not going to silence us, folks. They’ll try to play “whack-a-mole” but our message will continue to re-surface. Any closely elected Dem Senator in an anotherwise red state would be gone in the next election for hitching their wagon to this.

Let ‘em try. The enemy (and yes, they are a domestic enemy — let’s call ‘em what they are) will swagger and boast how they’ll knock us off the airwaves, but they will have the biggest fight on their hands they could imagine.

This is much different than the ‘80s, because we’re now awash in new media everywhere. Say the worst-case scenaro occurs and the FD wins out — You can bet Sirius/XM will be the next outlet for conservative talk radio. This will not be allowed to happen easily. There is a HUGE swath of support out there to keep things the way they are.

[meyer]

While talk radio hosts often warned during the campaign that free speech could be trampled by an all-Democratic majority, the broadcast networks have failed to react to this dangerous threat to the First Amendment. A review shows the broadcast networks — whose affiliates could also be regulated — have failed to run even a single story mentioning the push for a new Fairness Doctrine.

Oh, I'd say that the broadcast networks reacted to this threat - they reacted by joining Obama's campaign in a very obvious manner.

[NRA2BFree]

OK, if that*s the way they want to play, we*re going to turn it around on them and use it for our good. Since they want to be "fair" then it*s only fair that we are able to have a conservative reporter on at the same time Charles Gibson, Brian Williams, and the skank, Katie CouricKKK are on, and NOT just them, but every liberal who has any kind of radio or TV program. IF we would have had this "fairness doctrine" in place this election, McCain would have won!

It was all of the MSM*s unfair campaigning for Obama that cost McCain the election. IF they run Rush, Hannity, Savage off the air, then they should be able to go to work beside Gibson, Williams or CouricKKK, right? Or maybe they would rather work with Crissy cry baby Matthews or that lunatic Keith Olberman. Sounds fair to me. Rush was hilarious when he was on TV before, and he would get more exposure on ABCCBSNBC or PMSNBC. LOL

[Major Matt Mason]

What's the old saying, be careful what you wish for? This is a different era than when the, ahem, "Fairness" Doctrine last was in effect. They can try to stamp out free speech all they want, but there are too many different ways to communicate these days. AM radio will go belly-up. I barely listen to it now, as is. The Internet, satellite radio and other forms of communication not yet implemented and that don't rely on government infrastructure will swamp useless mediums like newspapers and radio. They can attempt to stamp out free speech, but they won't succeed.

[tutstar]

gnip...

[Major Matt Mason]

"It pushes people to, I think, extreme views without a lot of information."

And why isn't there a lot of information, Ms. Feinstein? Perhaps because your lapdogs in the media don't provide enough in the first place?

[LiberConservative]

Obama can’t possibly support Net Neutrality and the Fairness Doctrine at the same time.

[Vaquero]

when does the WAR start?

Just askin’ is all.