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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs the Nexstar merger stoppable?
Does anyone have handy whether Congress can stop FTC from approving the merger i.e. should I call/write letters? Thanks in advance
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Is the Nexstar merger stoppable? (Original Post)
off-the-clock
Thursday
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Thanks. Even the US Congress is not binary, especially when the majority is so slim. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
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Frasier Balzov
(4,556 posts)1. Why would Congress stop further consolidation of power
in the hands of the antisocial right wing in this country?
Just brace yourself for the inevitable shutting down of MSNBC.
Bernardo de La Paz
(58,680 posts)2. Possible is not inevitable. Ditch the binary thinking. If you
If you repeat "inevitable shutting down of MSNBC" and other all-or-nothing scenarios, then you help make them happen.
Not inevitable.
Frasier Balzov
(4,556 posts)3. Spoken like a sensible Canadian Bernardo.
And the product of a parliamentary system in which a binary nature isn't baked in.
Bernardo de La Paz
(58,680 posts)4. Thanks. Even the US Congress is not binary, especially when the majority is so slim. . . . nt
off-the-clock
(287 posts)5. This is what I was looking for