"Senate Democrats last night beat back a Republican attempt to attach an
anti-Fairness Doctrine bill as an amendment to education legislation.
The doctrine, a former requirement that broadcasters present opposing points of view
on political issues, was scrapped in 1987 by the Federal Communications
Commission, which said the policy restricted journalistic freedom. The bill by
Sen. Norm Coleman, Minnesota Republican, would prevent the FCC from reinstating
the doctrine."
Free Speech is Free Speech. That means you don't tell people what to say, and you don't tell them what not to say. You don't punish people for what they say, or for what they do not say. You don't punish people for supporting speech that you don't like, or for not supporting speech that you do like. Free Speech is Free Speech, that means allow people to say what they want to say and support messages that they want to support.
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