Is there any legal way to shut down Tucker Carlson/Fox

[Budi]

Kremlin memos obtained by @MotherJones show Putin's government pushing Russian media to use #TuckerCarlson "as much as possible" in its #Ukraine war coverage. They include the talking point that the US is engaged in "biogenocide" against Russia.

Link to tweet

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/03/exclusive-kremlin-putin-russia-ukraine-war-memo-tucker-carlson-fox/
Leaked Kremlin Memo to Russian Media: It Is “Essential” to Feature Tucker Carlson
The Russian government has pressed outlets to highlight the Fox host’s Putin-helping broadcasts.

[Walleye]

1. Confiscate his bank account

I know that can’t be done but it’s worth thinking about. Maybe tax his salary at 100%. Oh and if he has a boat, take that too.

[brooklynite]

136. And of course Republican officials could do the same to our journalists?

[Walleye]

138. Except the technically Tucker is one of our journalist

[brooklynite]

140. Personally, I don't make jokes about bending the First Amendment...

[mucifer]

2. They could at least block it on USA military bases FFS

[Walleye]

4. There has got to be some way to force them to do that

it’s not censorship and it’s not too much to askl

[MarineCombatEngineer]

9. Yes, it would be censorship because it would be the govt.

blocking it, which is a clear violation of the 1st. Amendment.

Tucker Carlson is an ass, no doubt about that, but he is an American, as far as we know, and is afforded the same rights as you and I.

[Walleye]

13. I'm not sure changing the channel in a common TV room is censorship

[MarineCombatEngineer]

16. Here's what you said:

There has got to be some way to force them to do that

it’s not censorship and it’s not too much to askl

Forcing them would be a form of censorship, now if it's done voluntarily, that's a whole different ball of wax, there would be no coercion involved.

[Walleye]

23. True it was a poor choice of words

[MarineCombatEngineer]

27. No problem.

I'm a real stickler for the 1st Amendment, along with the rest of them, I may hate what someone has to say, but I do support their right to say it.

[Walleye]

30. I'm certainly with you on that, I worked for a newspaper for 20 years

Question is how do we stop our enemies from using our freedom against us

[MarineCombatEngineer]

38. That is the conundrum. nt

[TheProle]

73. You win in the marketplace of ideas.

[Walleye]

74. After Trump my faith in that concept is fading.

You have to assume that people actually have ideas. Not just hatred and anger

[JustAnotherGen]

18. The Military did it in the 1970's in West Germany

My dad was stationed in Weisbaden. My mom had made a few German Friends and that's how she got her back WaPos from her parents during Watergate.

My dad was a Green Beret so their mail was highly scrutinuzed.

Then again they used to air reruns of Hogans Heroes too

[MarineCombatEngineer]

22. I know that it was done in the 70's in Germany,

I was stationed there at the time, but this is a whole different time and I hardly see any Federal court upholding such a ban by the Govt., on the other hand, if it's done voluntarily, then no censorship.

[Mr. Evil]

71. Dangerous and false information is not protected free speech.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater#:~:text=%22Shouting%20fire%20in%20a%20crowded%20theater%22%20is%20a,the%20United%20States%20Supreme%20Court%20case%20Schenck%20v.

It's a short read.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

76. Shouting fire in a theater?

Really?
Shouting fire in a theater is 100% legal as long as you believe that there is a fire.

Try again.

If you truly believe that he's violating the law, then my advice to you is to:
A. Contact the US Attorney's Office and file a complaint, or
B. File a lawsuit against Faux, Fucker Carlson and see how far that gets you.

Bottom line is that the shit he's spewing is protected speech under the 1st Amendment.

[SheltieLover]

48. Absolutely!

At the very least!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

50. No, they can't.

It would be violation of the 1st Amendment by the Govt. and no Federal court would uphold such a ban.

[niyad]

3. I can think of a few. . .ooops, you said "legal". DARN!!!!

[unblock]

5. Well, in theory, the msm could always refer to foxnews as a propaganda outlet,

and always note the how the Republican talking points are always coordinated and always serving Russia's interests.

But that would demand accurate, responsible journalism from the msm; clearly something beyond their own abilities these days.

[Budi]

19. Its as though each MSM outlet has a different level of propaganda.

But all carry the same general theme.

[FakeNoose]

6. Why can't Faux Noise viewers figure it out?

[Caliman73]

105. You know that is the same question they ask about us right?

Simply, because it is difficult to recognize that you are being lied to and manipulated when you are right in the middle of it. When you are being manipulated, the manipulator isn't telling you, "Hey, I am going to manipulate you now." They start by making you feel special, you are the only "smart" ones who see past the lies of the "liberal media". They get you invested emotionally by making you angry and scared. Then they tell you that they are the only ones looking out for you. The elites don't care about "you, the little guy" but "We do".

There was a study done several years back asking people who identify as liberals and conservatives, where they got their information from. The liberals cited about 6 different sources spread out between different cable and terrestrial providers. Something like 70% to 75% of conservatives cited Fox News as their primary source of information.

Conservative media appears to know well, what motivates their audience.

[hadEnuf]

137. Hardcore Fox news viewers don't want to figure it out. They don't care about the truth.

Fox tells them what they want to hear. Fox gives them excuses and cover for what they want to do to people and the country anyway. Fox gives them something else to do rather than be a decent citizen and participate in democracy. Democracy and self-government are too scary for them. They want an emperor, king or dictator they can simply pledge allegiance to, follow orders from and be done with it.

Fox provides upkeep for the agenda people have already been brainwashed with.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Just about the only things that seem to take down these toxic talking mouths is

accusations of sexual misbehavior and Covid.

[Tommymac]

65. And Jon Stewart.

[Baitball Blogger]

66. And, look, Zelensky was a comedian, too.

The comedians will save the planet!!!!

[Tommymac]

67. I believe you may have something here.

Those who can make us laugh seem to make good, effective, and strong leaders.

Adding Al Franken to the mix.

[Baitball Blogger]

68. +1

[TheBlackAdder]

8. First thing, FOX needs to be registered as a Foreign Agent.

.

During a segment on Fox & Friends, co-host Will Cain suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris is unaware that Ukraine is not part of NATO.

"Indeed the question of whether Ukraine should or shouldn't be in NATO is the reason we're in this entire situation!" Campos-Duffy chimed in. "So it's not some small little -- we all make a mistake here and there but that's pretty decisive of a mistake."

"This is a shooting war," co-host Pete Hegseth opined, "and we send Kamala Harris over there to reassure the world, to reassure Zelenskyy, to reassure Poland that we stand behind them."

"How is it any different if you have Joe Biden or Kamala Harris?" Campos-Duffy said. "Honestly, if I was Zelenskyy right now, I would think, I wish Trump was in charge or I wish some other president was in charge."

https://crooksandliars.com/2022/03/fox-news-host-if-i-was-zelenskyy-right-now

.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

10. Yeah, good luck with that. nt

[Budi]

24. The Office of FARA needs to double/triple it's staff size.

Fox should be treated the same as Russia Today was.

[TheBlackAdder]

35. Just as HRC put FOX on notice that they are verging towards Actual Malice. . .

.

The feds should notify these anti-American media groups that may enter a Foreign Agent review process.

.

[Budi]

39. That seems to be the only serious & effective approach, actually.

[SheltieLover]

51. Yes!

[vlyons]

11. What we can do about Tucker Carlson

1) boycott the products and services that advertise in his time slot

2) to those companies that advertise in his time slot that you will no longer any products or services from companies that advertise in his time slot

[Skittles]

57. The companies are lowbrow crap

I think Fox News is partially funded by Russia, it would explain a lot

[keithbvadu2]

12. New Poll: 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142128590

New Poll: 43% of Republicans Want to Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Media

Aug 2018

“Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution. But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Ipsos and provided exclusively to The Daily Beast.”

So that same 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?

[Walleye]

28. Are you kidding those 43% would approve of Trump shooting somebody on fifth Avenue.

They don’t even approve of Democrats trying to give kids school lunches and stuff.

[DemocraticPatriot]

85. Could we arrange for Trump and Tucker Carlson to be on fifth avenue?

Fill Trumpy full of cheap liquor, give him a gun and show him some doctored videos of Carlson denouncing him.
Problem solved!

[cos dem]

14. Probably not, but there's a name he's earned: Lord Haw-Haw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Haw-Haw

We should start using it.

[pressbox69]

49. Yes

With frequent reminders about the fate of Haw-Haw.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

15. BOYCOTT their advertisers...

Send them millions of emails that their sponsoring of FOX is propping up Russian Propaganda and the ILLEGAL war in Ukraine. Sponsoring MURDER and destruction is not an association they want.

Money talks.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

17. That's the proper way to do it,

hit them in the wallet, hard.

[PSPS]

32. Fox news doesn't need advertisers. They make about $2 billion per year on hidden subscriber fees

[Mariana]

99. Everyone who pays for cable or satellite TV supports Fox News Channel. nt.

[MartyTheGreek]

20. Can we start by Canceling Paul Ryan BoD of FOX Corporation?

Retired U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan former speaker of the house sits on the Board of Directors at FOX! McCarthy said: I think Putin pays Trump. Then Paul Ryan said: "What's said in the Family stays in the family..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Corporation#:~:text=The%20company%20is%20owned%20by,news%2C%20and%20sports%20broadcasting%20industries.

"In an exchange first reported by the Washington Post, McCarthy said: “There’s …there’s two people, I think, Putin pays: [California Representative Dana] Rohrabacher and Trump … [laughter] … swear to God.”

As special counsel, Mueller has the power to subpoena documents and prosecute any crimes, independent of Congress.
Former FBI head Robert Mueller to oversee Trump-Russia investigation
Read more
According to the transcript, speaker Paul Ryan immediately responded: “This is an off-the-record … [laughter] … NO LEAKS … [laughter] … alright?!”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/17/putin-pays-donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy-recording

[MichMan]

21. I just don't watch TV programs I dislike or disagree with

[MarineCombatEngineer]

25. +100. nt

[Midnight Writer]

26. Revoke Murdoch's citizenship and forbid him from operating in our country.

We let this guy buy up our media property and engage in malicious lying, slandering, libeling, praising America's enemies and demonizing America's friends. He broadcasts harmful public health information, causing the deaths of thousands. He starts a "news" channel, takes advantage of our press freedoms, all the while denying that it is a news channel.

He is selling poison. If he ran a chain of restaurants and served harmful menu items and lied about what he was serving, if he ran a pharmaceutical company and manufactured poison and sold it as medicine, if he ran an investment firm and lied to his clients, if he ran a hospital and his doctors killed patients with bogus diagnosis and phony medicine, he could be held accountable.

But if he works everyday to undermine our nation, destroy our democracy, lie about virtually everything, spread disinformation, divisiveness, and hate?

Well, that's OK.

He has abused his privilege as an American citizen in order to hurt us all. The only reason he gets away with it is because he greases the right palms.

[Budi]

31. THIS ONE. Post #26. ⬆️

Revoke Murdoch's citizenship and forbid him from operating in our country.

Its the only way. Cut off the head of the snake.
There's a hundred Tuckers, but only 1 Rupert Murdoch.

[SheltieLover]

53. Yes!

[Sgent]

79. Revoking citizenship

is not a path you want to go down:

1) You will lose 9-0 at SCOTUS
2) Every D immigrant will suddenly be on the hot seat the next administration
3) Fox News ownership structure isn't constrained by citizenship (unlike Fox Broadcast Channels), so even w/o citizenship nothing would change.

[Celerity]

87. Unless he committed fraud during the application, you cannot ex post facto revoke his citizenship

[Chainfire]

29. I don't think that is against the law to lie.

Vote with your pocketbook. Let Fox sponsors know how you feel and tell them what you will do.

[Budi]

37. True. Same thing they did with the Covid & Vaccine/Fauci ordeal

Problem is, they lie it to millions of people who DO watch.
We can turn them off, but its the reach their propaganda has, that is damaging our Nation's best efforts.

When their intentional propaganda threatens the US National Security, maybe Rupert & Tucker can be shut down.

[keithbvadu2]

45. Pillow guy must be the most prolific advertiser on Fox.

Pillow guy must be the most prolific advertiser on Fox.

He whines that Fox does not support his Trump bullsh_t but he knows where the suckers are that buy his crap.

[Chainfire]

47. Actually, his is a ways down the list. Something like number 10.

A quick google search will show you the advertisers. In fact, I posted the link to the site earlier this morning in another thread.

[Initech]

104. Yup, I was flipping through the channels to find basketball last night.

Didn't take long for Pillow Douche to show up on Fox.

[essaynnc]

33. Anonymous, where are you?????? nt

[Chainfire]

46. That would be a good solution

but, without any evidence, I suspect that anonymous "employees" receive a government check every two weeks, that limits their options.

I would love to see, on the evening news, grainy surveillance video showing Carlson being hustled by three very large men, in masks, into the back of a black Suburban and disappearing into the fog and night, and hearing two weeks later that the unknown suspects are still at large. But then, I am a dreamer...

[gibraltar72]

34. Dominion.

[Beachnutt]

36. At least make fox play a disclaimer

on an hourly basis stating that fox is NOT a fact based news organization and the content must be taken as propaganda.

[bucolic_frolic]

40. Wartime censorship would place restrictions on the press

and I would argue we are at war, both at home and abroad, but our involvement doesn't fit the classic and perhaps legal threshold of war.

But I think as far as freedom of the press is concerned we're getting close. And I do see reporters on TV that are giving seemingly official accounts that could have been written by our security agencies. They just don't say it, because we have a free press, but they toe the government line.

TDFG wanted restrictions on the press, but we have to be totally 1A Guys.

[Chainfire]

52. I suspect that if we declared war, Fox would rethink its programming very rapidly.

Freedom of the press to lie to us is a cornerstone of the foundation of our Democracy. They have to be allowed to spew, but we can certainly retaliate by freezing out their sponsors. These people only worship money, so we need to send them messages that affect their hearts, minds and pocketbooks. Keep those cards and letters coming in folks!

[MarineCombatEngineer]

55. Thank you,

that's the way to do it, hit them in the wallet.

[sop]

41. The Fox News Network is a cable news channel, not an over-the-air broadcast network.

While the FCC licenses and regulates over-the-air broadcasts, it has no authority over cable news channels. The FCC regulates broadcast networks because the airwaves are free and public, but cable networks rely on subscribers, viewers and advertisers. Since cable runs through private providers, the FCC plays no role in issuing or revoking licenses, and it has no say on what the channels can air.

[Budi]

43. True. ..Dang, there has to be one loophole they cannot use.

Rupert Murdoch's organization is a National Security threat.

[bucolic_frolic]

44. Fox News doesn't have over the air legacy broadcasts?

Not the cable channel, but FOX5 NY? Don't they also broadcast a nightly news show?

[sop]

59. The Fox Broadcasting Company is an over-the-air television network licensed by the FCC,

The Fox News Network is a cable news channel. The FCC licenses and regulates over-the-air broadcasts, but has no authority over cable news channels. I'm not sure about all the local FOX affiliates like FOX5 NY, but they're probably part of the Fox Broadcasting Company.

[bucolic_frolic]

61. Legally separate broadcast entities with intertwined financial and political interests

Ain't that convenient. If they run so much as a commercial for Tucker on over the airways public airwaves, they ain't so separate as some would believe.

[hadEnuf]

42. Carlson and Fox are seditious.

That is the bottom line.

We are a free country that believes in freedom of speech but that does not allow for open sedition like what's happening now.

I believe there are laws to address this. Someone needs to grow a pair and enforce them.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

54. Why sure,

the repukes would love to have that kind of power, to shut down, oh say, Rachael Maddow?, MSNBC? CNN and every other that they feel is seditious.

Be careful what you wish for.

[hadEnuf]

62. It's not a wish.

I tend to believe my own eyes and ears but other people's views may vary.

[Budi]

56. And Tulsi Gabbard, as well.

Link to tweet

@deardrewdixon. 2hrs ago
"Please report this dangerous Tweet disseminating a lie which could pave the way for Putin to use chemical or biological weapons on Ukrainians."

[GoCubsGo]

70. It's Tulskyo Rose.

With friends like her, who needs enemies?

[Dial H For Hero]

58. Not without trashing the first amendment. So...no.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

60. It's amazing to me how many people don't get that,

and how the repukes would just love to have that kind of power.

[hadEnuf]

63. They already have that kind of power and you can bet if a Democrat was to do .001% of what they are

doing now we would have investigations and trials going on.

Didn't know endangering nation security was a free speech issue. Good to know.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

64. One word,

BULLSHIT!!!!

They do not have that kind of power, but you seem willing to give it to them.

[hadEnuf]

77. Bullshit?

You don't think that Republicans would be mining every law and ruling going back the last 200 years to pin sedition on Democrats if they and their mouthpieces were working hand in hand with Putin and the Kremlin?

That is beyond naive.


They have the same power as Democrats to cite laws that are already on the books and investigate what they feel is contrary to US national security. The only reason they are not doing that is because they are on the side of the bad guys.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

78. Yes,

BULLSHIT.

The repukes don't have the power to... oh, never mind, you're not worth my time.

Have a great Sunday.

[hadEnuf]

80. And the same to you as well.

[yagotme]

82. Yes, too bad that the Rethugs shut down CNN, MSNBC, etc.

when they were in power. I'm going to miss them. Oh, wait, they couldn't...

[hadEnuf]

83. CNN, MSNBC, etc. weren't aiding and abetting an enemy of the United States.

But what if they were, like Fox is now? Think they would have passed it off as "free speech"? If they couldn't find any laws that were broken do you think any journalists would have been canned or had their careers ruined? Think they wouldn't have been under scrutiny from the FCC?

Why are so many terrified of taking Fox to task?

[tritsofme]

88. Because most of us are not authoritarians determined to find loopholes

in the First Amendment to suppress speech we don’t like.

[hadEnuf]

92. I'm not authoritarian.

I'm just not a Fox News apologist.

Free Speech also carries responsibility.

[Dial H For Hero]

93. Saying "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"

is not apologizing for detestable speech.

[hadEnuf]

101. Yelling free speech is not a free pass on responsibility and concequences.

Don't falsely cry fire in a crowded movie theater creating a stampede and then whine about your free speech when the cops show up at your door later on.

Fox and Carlson are not merely stating an opinion. They are allegedly engaging in questionable activity with a hostile foreign power.

That is not a free speech issue.

[Act_of_Reparation]

102. Lawyer much?

[hadEnuf]

117. Think much?

[Act_of_Reparation]

124. I think on the matter of topics in which I have no expertise, I would defer to those who do.

Bullshitting your way through life is no way to live, son.

[hadEnuf]

125. You need a lawyer to figure out the difference between free speech and propaganda?

Talk about bullshiting your way through life.

[Act_of_Reparation]

126. So, you are asking me whether I would need a lawyer to determine if a thing is legal?

Yeah, my dude. That's kind of what lawyers are for.

[hadEnuf]

128. Where did legality come into question here?

I said allegedly Fox and Carlson engaged in some type of collaboration with Putin in their propaganda. I drew no legal conclusions.

[Dial H For Hero]

107. Should those who supported North Vietnam during the Vietnam War have had legal action taken against

them?

[hadEnuf]

116. If they had been working with the Kremlin while TASS was hailing them as a partner in their

reporting, along with their support of a POTUS who was openly supporting the Soviet leader and sharing classified material with him, all while supporting North Vietnam, then yes, legal action would have been a good idea.

Wouldn't you think so?

[Dial H For Hero]

120. That's not what I asked. We were in an armed conflict with North Vietnam at the time. Should

anyone who publicly supported them (Jane Fonda, for instance) have been prosecuted?

[hadEnuf]

122. Apples to oranges. You are trying to move the goal posts.

The topic here is collaboration of a world wide news organization with an enemy world power. Not a young actress looking for peace who was used as a communist propaganda prop.

Get real.

[yagotme]

123. Was she being used as a prop,

when she handed the papers with ID info that the prisoners had sneaked to her, over to the guards, or was that a willful act on her part?

[hadEnuf]

127. So now it's "Hanoi Jane" time?

Does that make foreign influenced and financed Fox propaganda free speech now because of something that happened fifty years ago?

[yagotme]

129. Fox is "talking", (think "speech",)

while Fonda actively engaged against our troops, on our enemies' soil. That's what Hero and myself are trying to get across. Yes, it's apples and oranges, and one fruit is a little more rotten than the other, but the freshest fruit should be the one thrown out???

[hadEnuf]

132. A huge part of what has been said about Fonda has been proven false yet it's still making the rounds

in right wing circles decades later.

However the so-called "fresher fruit", Fox and their "free speech" mouthpieces, are actively engaged in shilling for armed goons monitoring elections, legislatures rejecting bonafide election results, gerrymandering voting districts to the GOP's favor and purging voter lists of likely Democratic voters.

That is real suppression of free speech.


And of course there is Trump's collusion with Putin, his election lies, his attempted coup and his promises of a dictatorship of payback and pardons if his minions help him try and pull off another coup again. All promoted by Fox's bastardization and abuse of "free speech".


I am much more concerned about the damage Fox is trying to do to the country than I am about their free speech claims that are used as nothing more than a cover word for their subversive and seditious propaganda.

[yagotme]

134. I know the gerrymandering part is 100% true,

but our party is doing it also. Went round and round with this in another thread, don't want another "Yeah, but we need to do it first" back-and-forth.

And, there are actual photos of her sitting in an NVA AA unit, laughing. That can't be unseen.

[brooklynite]

141. MSNBC (and CNN) went after Trump during his Administration; so did the Times and Post

Point to a law used to go after them.

[hadEnuf]

142. What does CNN and the rest of the media you mentioned have to do with Republicans trying to charge

Democrats with treason or sedition if they were saying the same things the Repugs are saying now? Are you saying Repugs would never do that?

[Wingus Dingus]

69. Unrelenting mockery.

[hunter]

72. Quit cable and satellite television and tell them why.

Easy.

[Mariana]

98. That is the answer.

Everyone who pays for cable or satellite TV is directly supporting Tucker Carlson.

[Iggo]

75. The "Off" switch. (n/t)

[AngryOldDem]

111. Who in their right mind watches Fox Nooz in the first place?

Tough lift trying to convince its groupies that what they’re hearing are regurgitated lies told by a traitor.

[dwayneb]

113. We don't - but plenty of dimbulbs watch it

And, these fully brainwashed dimwits vote. Putin has been working toward this for decades. He is playing America like a fiddle.

[AngryOldDem]

114. Hence my comment about it being a tough sell to convince them otherwise.

[icymist]

81. confiscate him as a Russian asset?

Just put him on one of the oligarch's yacht for the duration.

[Sogo]

84. Yes. It's in the Constitution about "giving aid and comfort to the enemy."

....under the section about "treason."

[former9thward]

86. Were anti-war protesters arrested during the Vietnam war and charged with treason?

Or during the Iraq war? No. Because its not. And its not now.

[Kaleva]

90. One has to prove intent. Also, a war has to be going on.

The Rosenberg's were executed for espionage but were never charged with treason.

[Mariana]

97. There are a few problems with that.

First, the US is not currently at war with Russia, so it's not an enemy. Second, the Supreme Court has ruled that "aid and comfort" means material aid and comfort. Speech is not treason.

[PufPuf23]

89. One (or Authorities) could wonder if Tucker Carlson has an Email problem.

specifically, has Tucker Carlson communicated by email that is evidence that he is compromised in what he promotes on Fox.

Wonder about the legal process and what laws that could apply?

[sarcasmo]

94. Treason

[Dial H For Hero]

95. Were those advocating for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War also traitors, then?

[Mariana]

96. According to your own personal, unique definition of the word "treason", perhaps.

Not according the Constitution of the United States.

[cinematicdiversions]

100. People on DU could stop financing Tucker Carson and cancel their cable.

There is no real reason to have cable TV nowadays. Those that do are simply giving money to support Fox News.

[Initech]

103. Fox News is very actively and openly aiding and abetting an enemy to the US.

This is treason!

[Dial H For Hero]

108. It's not treason. The Constitution is quite specific.

[Peacetrain]

106. In our country you are free to lie all you want to. But if you use your freedoms to push traitorous

actions.. then I think there are consequences for that.. if not for Carlson at least for Fox News for giving him the platform to attack our country with his support of such a murderous dictator

[Dial H For Hero]

109. Supporting a murderous dictator is despicable, but it does not constitute treason.

[Peacetrain]

112. In my heart it does...but technically you are correct

But I think he is a huge traitor to our Democracy.. and I have the freedom to call it out

[dwayneb]

110. Once there is a declaration of war

But either US against Russia, or Russia against the US, then it would certainly be possible to shut him down as either openly treasonous or seditious.

Until then he is free to spread his poison and do Putin's bidding.

[Jose Garcia]

131. There won't be a declaration of war

Countries usualky don't do that anymore.

[AngryOldDem]

115. What would cause the FCC to revoke a license?

I know there is a “public good” argument. But has that ever been tried?

[onenote]

118. Fox News isn't licensed by the FCC

It's a cable network, not a broadcast channel.

[melm00se]

119. No one thinks that this

is something that the Kremlin might release hoping that Tucker Carlson and Fox are shut down which would further fracture and separate the left and right?

[EarthFirst]

121. What floor is his office on? nt

[DFW]

130. The Russian text below Carlson's photo says "Tucker Carson"

Even the Russians are now writing in Republicanese!

[niyad]

133. DARN. You specified "legal". . . .

[brooklynite]

135. Simple answer: no. Nor should we.

Fox News is not under FCC jurisdiction and he hasn’t committed a crime.

The first Amendment applies to everyone, even people we don’t like.

[Act_of_Reparation]

139. Probably not.

And it doesn't matter. The fallout from shutting him down would probably be way worse than just enduring his bullshit.