Unreal: Broadcaster Freedom Amendment Defeated

For those of us fighting for free speech on American airwaves, this is a major setback. The Broadcaster Freedom Amendment sponsored by Congressmen Greg Walden of Oregon and Mike Pence of Indiana has been defeated. The amendment would have prevented any form of the Fairness Doctrine from returning, including the new Fairness Doctrine disguised in localism rules and programming advisory boards for radio stations.

Plain and simple, this is censorship. If Congress truly believed in free speech, it would have allowed a vote on this. To do otherwise is a slap in the face of all Americans, the First Amendment, and those who drafted the First Amendment in 1791. To not allow a vote on this freedom of speech issue telegraphs one thing – Democrats in charge of the House want to censor the airwaves, and in particular conservative talk radio. (more…)

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Tags: Broadcaster Freedom Amendment, Censorship: The Threat to Silence Talk Radio, Congress, Fairness Doctrine, FCC Chairman Julius Genach
Posted Jul 15th 2009 at 9:22 am in Featured Story, Politics | 184146187 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bjennings/2009/07/15/broadcaster-freedom-amendment-defeated/Unreal%3A+Broadcaster+Freedom+Amendment+Defeated2009-07-15+16%3A22%3A10Brian+Jennings