Nancy Pelosi is in Favor of an Amendment That Will Bring Back the Fairness Doctrine
The last I had heard of the Washington D.C. Voting Rights bill was when it was pulled from the floor and denied a vote. Either it is back on the table or the story about it being pulled from consideration was false. It was rumored to have been removed from the floor because blue dog Democrats were not going to support it. Perhaps it underwent a little change and is now back for round two.
If it was changed and brought back to the floor I can tell you one change that was not made to it. The Fairness Doctrine is still amended to the original bill. It isn’t called the Fairness Doctrine, it has a new name, but the goal is the same.
When asked about Dick Durbin’s amendment, which would “encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership and to ensure that broadcast station licenses are used in the public interest,” Nancy Pelosi said she was in favor the amendment.
“Certainly, I support Mr. Durbin in most things.”
“Diversity in media ownership is very, very, important,”
She openly supports the violation of the first amendment and the right to the freedom of speech and of the media. The FCC will have control over “the public interest” when it comes to the media. What is the “public interest” that Nancy Pelosi and Dick Durbin are interested in controlling in the media? We know the answer to that don’t we? Shutting down the opposition in a Stalinist fashion.
House minority leader John Boehner believes that he will be able to muster enough votes to kill this assault on the constitution.
I think as we get into the appropriations process you will see us continue our effort to make sure the Fairness Doctrine is not put back into place,” Boehner told CNSNews.com at his weekly press conference on Thursday. “And I do believe the votes are in the Congress to make sure that happens.”
Lets hope that is the case and the precedent of suppressing views that Democrats do not agree with is allowed to take place. Once the radio is regulated it will be the internet that will be next. It will just keep spreading out until all opposing views are shut down.
He (or she) who controls the media…….
America's Watchtower 
The Fairness Doctrine was appropriate back when it was first implemented as there were far fewer stations with even fewer owners. At the time it was all too possible for 4 or 5 people to control the news and information.
Now it is quite different. You have MANY different sources of information, and a greater scrutiny on the media. The Fairness Doctrine of today only serves to allow the government more control over what the public takes in. A scary road to go down.
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