Sunday, November 23, 2008

NANCY PELOSI! Fairness doctrine!

By the way Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House) Supports the Fairness doctrine. What a violation of FREE Speech! Many of the people coming into power these days want to reinstate the fairness doctrine. What the!! These guys want all contrasting points to be shared, and to be forced to do so is a contradiction of what the USA stands for. What a joke, keep your eyes peeled we have not seen the last of this!

The Fairness Doctrine was a policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that required the holders of broadcast licenses to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was honest, equitable, and balanced. It should not be confused, but often is, with the Equal Time rule. The Fairness Doctrine deals with matters of public importance; the Equal Time rule only deals with political candidates.
The United States Supreme Court upheld the Commission's general right to enforce the Fairness Doctrine where channels were limited, but the courts have generally not ruled that the FCC is obliged to do so.[1] In 1987, the FCC abolished the Fairness Doctrine, prompting some to urge its reintroduction through either Commission policy or Congressional legislation.[2]

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