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edhopper

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12. Yes

Reply to SterlingPound (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 28, 2019, 11:44 AM

Oct 2019

imposing a speech doctrine on Cable stations does violate the 1st amendment. The same as it would for any print media.

You can put it back for Radio and OTA TV, but that is because they rent public airways.

I understand your sentiment and frustration with RW "news" outlets. But that is the price of upholding the Constitution.

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If we truly want to reclaim our democracy, the Fairness Doctrine must be reinstated and strengthened [View all] dlk Oct 2019 OP

Not going to happen. onenote Oct 2019 #1

It can't be implemented for cable or streaming edhopper Oct 2019 #2

but they can add cable to a bill SterlingPound Oct 2019 #4

The Fainess Doctrine was allowed because edhopper Oct 2019 #5

Our taxes were used to lay most of the cable and fiber optic cable in America SterlingPound Oct 2019 #6

That argument will fail in the SCOTUS edhopper Oct 2019 #7

In this one, Yes! SterlingPound Oct 2019 #8

I have a problem with circumventing the 1st Amendment edhopper Oct 2019 #9

Good thing it doesnt circumvent the First Amendment! SterlingPound Oct 2019 #10

Yes edhopper Oct 2019 #12

Well much like the "originalists' disagree with the rest of the nation SterlingPound Oct 2019 #13

I understand edhopper Oct 2019 #14

It all goes back to Raygun UpInArms Oct 2019 #3

There must be a way to regulate the unending propaganda that has harmed our country dlk Oct 2019 #11