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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: djones520 on August 12, 2008, 06:21:27 PM
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There’s a huge concern among conservative talk radio hosts that reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine would all-but destroy the industry due to equal time constraints. But speech limits might not stop at radio. They could even be extended to include the Internet and “government dictating content policy.â€
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell raised that as a possibility after talking with bloggers at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. McDowell spoke about a recent FCC vote to bar Comcast from engaging in certain Internet practices – expanding the federal agency’s oversight of Internet networks.
The commissioner, a 2006 President Bush appointee, told the Business & Media Institute the Fairness Doctrine could be intertwined with the net neutrality battle. The result might end with the government regulating content on the Web, he warned. McDowell, who was against reprimanding Comcast, said the net neutrality effort could win the support of “a few isolated conservatives†who may not fully realize the long-term effects of government regulation.
“I think the fear is that somehow large corporations will censor their content, their points of view, right,†McDowell said. “I think the bigger concern for them should be if you have government dictating content policy, which by the way would have a big First Amendment problem.â€
“Then, whoever is in charge of government is going to determine what is fair, under a so-called ‘Fairness Doctrine,’ which won’t be called that – it’ll be called something else,†McDowell said. “So, will Web sites, will bloggers have to give equal time or equal space on their Web site to opposing views rather than letting the marketplace of ideas determine that?â€
What I find funny about this, is that it won't affect places like this. We allow the other voice to be heard here. But DU would be devestated by this. Allowing people to actually bring fact into that alternate reality would drive them absolutely ****ing batshit.
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The explosion from over there could be heard from Space.
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What I find funny about this, is that it won't affect places like this. We allow the other voice to be heard here. But DU would be devestated by this. Allowing people to actually bring fact into that alternate reality would drive them absolutely ******* batshit.
It could absolutely impact this board as you would have to solicit and obtain alternate views. Sure it hurts DU etal worse but it hurts everyone.
Including
NPR
MSM (TV)
Hollywood
Burbank
whats left of the print media
the whole damn interwebs
I might just cancel the internet if they do it.
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Theres no doubt this is bad across the board. But the is a silver lining. Esploding DUmmie heads. :lmao:
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The Fairness Doctrine should be ruled unconstitutional.
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The Fairness Doctrine should be ruled unconstitutional.
After it's rammed down everyones throats for a couple of years by the Stoopid Dem/libs ?
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The Fairness Doctrine should be ruled unconstitutional.
I believe it would be. We should probably get swap out Ginzberg for a normal person before we try it though.
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The net neutrality and the Fairness Doctrine violates the First Amendment in two aspects, Freedom of speech AND freedom of association. Imagine, being FORCED to accept the DUmmies here ?!?!?!? NO F'N THANKS!!!
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Let not your farts be doubled. When the liberals figure out the "fairness" aspect is a two-way 16-lane freeway, the entire notion will die a quiet death.
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What I find funny about this, is that it won't affect places like this. We allow the other voice to be heard here. But DU would be devestated by this. Allowing people to actually bring fact into that alternate reality would drive them absolutely ******* batshit.
It could absolutely impact this board as you would have to solicit and obtain alternate views. Sure it hurts DU etal worse but it hurts everyone.
Including
NPR
MSM (TV)
Hollywood
Burbank
whats left of the print media
the whole damn interwebs
I might just cancel the internet if they do it.
I understand your passion but cancel the Internet?!
Are you nuts?!
Screw the news, I will never give up free porn, NEVER! :evillaugh: