[MNJohnnie]

See this. Senators Norm Coleman (R-MN) and John Thune (R-SD) will be bringing the Mike Pence’s bill banning the FCC from using any money to enforce the (un) Fariness Doctrine up in the US Senate. It passed with overwhelming support in the US House.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1858926/posts

Sen. Coleman joins debate over Fairness Doctrine (R-MN)
The Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | 06-29-07 | Kevin Diaz

Posted on 06/30/2007 4:14:43 PM CDT by MNJohnnie

WASHINGTON - Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., has joined a Republican move to block Democratic attempts to bring back the Fairness Doctrine, a decades-old rule requiring broadcasters to balance political views on the airwaves.

Coleman joined Sens. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., and John Thune, R-S.D., Friday in sponsoring legislation that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstituting the rule, which was set in 1949 and which required broadcasters to offer equal time to speakers on opposing sides of controversial issues.

Democratic leaders have been calling for the restoration of the Fairness Doctrine since 1985, when the FCC determined that it was no longer necessary because of “a multiplicity of voices in the marketplace” in cable television and other new media. It was abolished in 1987.

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[rodguy911]

Hopefully the fairness doctrine will go nowhere.(unless its passed at 3:00 am in the tightest of secrecy by a bare majority)
Hair Amerika did a lot more than go bankrupt. When they folded, the proved that U.S. citizens don’t want to hear that feel good lib/rat talk and even more important that sponsors will “not” pay to keep them on the air either.
Both key things in their demise.
Their failure in a free market should kill the fairness act forever, since anyone who doesn’t want to hear conservative talk radio can always turn the dial to anyone of the many lib tv stations or picky up most any newspaper.
The rats are just pissed they don’t have a 100% monopoly anymore.
They have to share on the internet and talk radio—too bad.