Increased Government Control of Media on the Way
Civil libertarians feared that a change of administrations would herald a revived Fairness Doctrine, a policy that previously permitted the government to oversee broadcast news coverage for “balanced views.” A return to the Fairness Doctrine, however, now seems unlikely. It is very likely, however, that politicians from both the left and the right will try to extend government control over the media beyond current policies.
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Stumble It!
Hope there’s a lawyer out there who has the insatiable desire and cajones to make a name for him/herself by suing the federal government for all of its violations of the Constitution. This has to be stopped.