Trump's Ouster of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse than You Think It Is

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Anna Gomez, the FCC’s lone Democratic commissioner, tells TNR that her boss’ move violates both the First Amendment and the Communications Act. Democrats must extract consequences.

Carr’s threats may be unlawful in addition to violating the First Amendment, says Anna Gomez, who is the only Democratic-appointed commissioner on the three-member FCC. Gomez notes that federal law also bars the FCC from censoring broadcasters.

“What the administration is doing violates the First Amendment and the Communications Act,” Gomez tells me, noting that the government is “using the public interest standard to go after anything it doesn’t like.”

“This administration is increasingly using the weight of government to suppress lawful expression,” Gomez said, decrying Trump’s “campaign of censorship and control” to “silence dissent.”

https://newrepublic.com/article/200649/trump-ouster-kimmel-anna-gomez

[dalton99a]

1. It is long past time to fight back.

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2. Democrats won't take action

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3. Sure they will. I anticipate a strongly-worded letter!!