Senator to Force Vote on Bill Banning Fairness Doctrine

Sen. Jim DeMint plans to introduce amendment on D.C. Voting Rights bill to prevent FCC from censoring talk radio.

By Jeff Poor
Business & Media Institute
2/20/2009 9:30:10 AM

Although a spokesman for President Barack Obama said the administration wouldn’t pursue the revival of the Fairness Doctrine, Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, S.C., wants Senate Democrats to go on the record one way or another on the issue.

DeMint, chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, said on Feb. 19 he will offer the Broadcaster Freedom Act as an amendment to the D.C. Voting Rights bill next week. The Broadcaster Freedom Act was introduced by Republican lawmakers last month and prevents the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine...

The "Fairness Doctrine" is better called(as Sean Hannity has labled it) the Censorship Doctrine! This is the same type of tactic that the fascists and Nazi's used! The people doing this are the ones CLAIMING to be the protectors of freedom of speech. In reality though, they only want to protect that speech that agrees with them. It's very much like "bipartisanship" to them. Bipartisanship is when everyone else tosses their beliefs and core values aside and caves in to them.

Rush has an excellent editorial in the Wall Street Journal today. As usual he nails the point. Here is the link to his editorial:

Mr. President, Keep the Airwaves Free