Actually, it could be that they realized such a law would impact the Left much more than the Right since the Left has the majority of news outlets on its side. What, after all, would happen to the character of NPR? [rehetorical question]
Fresh Air With Terri Gross AND LAURA INGRAHAM
Be careful what you wish for, libs.
Isn’t broadcasting considered part of the press? Can we as conservatives walk into the NY Times and demand equal time?
(Of course “these are the public airwaves”, it’s said. But people buy broadcasting licenses and have the right to run what they want. Cable TV is a bit of a slippery slope,
though...it’s not a broadcast signal just anybody could pick up.)
The liberal domination of media was challenged by the FCC NOT enforcing the FD in the late 80s. Along came Rush...
“I _am_ equal time!”...and the rest is history.