Dems get set to muzzle the right (John Kerry, Al Gore, Congress)
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This will happen if Obama is President and Congress is ruled by Dems. They don't believe in free speech, unless you are saying what you want.
DEMS GET SET TO MUZZLE THE RIGHT
SHOULD Obama win the presidency and Democrats take full control of Congress, next year will see a real legislative attempt to bring back the Fairness Doctrine - and to diminish conservatives' influence on broadcast radio, the one medium they dominate.
Yes, the Obama campaign said some months back that the candidate doesn't seek to re-impose this regulation, which, until Ronald Reagan's FCC phased it out in the 1980s, required TV and radio broadcasters to give balanced airtime to opposing viewpoints or face steep fines or even loss of license. But most Democrats - including party elders Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry and Al Gore - strongly support the idea of mandating "fairness."
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