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To: LS; Grampa Dave; katana; LucyT; Whenifhow; hoosiermama

Katana wrote:

“Last I heard political speech is a particularly tricky category for any entity to so blatantly suppress. These outlets may have just stepped into a very expensive patch of legal mire. After all, if a baker must prepare a cake which contains statements anathema to his moral beliefs, by what right does an FCC licensed broadcast utility refuse a political ad?”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3550555/posts?page=55#55

Grampa Dave wrote:

“...serious and legal hornet’s nest...”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3550555/posts?page=64#64

LS wrote:

“It’s actually worse than that. According to FCC regulations, the Big Three operate in part due to their “public service” commitments, which includes running paid political ads. ...”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3550555/posts?page=67#67

Great analyses!

Pingout to above posts by katana, grampa Dave, & LS !

71 posted on 05/05/2017 5:24:54 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)

To: WildHighlander57

Posted somewhere when I first saw it POTUS is laying a legal trap to be decided at SCOTUS.

73 posted on 05/05/2017 5:38:51 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)

To: WildHighlander57

Thanks to my Old Friend!

74 posted on 05/05/2017 5:48:23 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (100+ days without Hilliarly/Huma as POTUS! Thanks, President Trump for this great reality!)

To: WildHighlander57; null and void; KC_Lion; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; TWhiteBear; Velveeta; Sal; ...

Its not just CNN: Now ABC, CBS and NBC all refuse to run Trump re-election campaign ad

Ping to # 71.

Thanks, WildHighlander57

77 posted on 05/05/2017 6:27:00 PM PDT by LucyT

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