A bill to prevent the fairness doctrine.

[FreakinDJ]

S.1748: A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.

Chief Sponsor: Norm Coleman

A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.

6/29/2007--Introduced.

Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of any Act, from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the Fairness Doctrine.

http://www.statesurge.com/bills/15787-s1748-federal

Text of Bill - http://files.statesurge.com/file/123992

[LiberalFighter]

1. The purpose of posting this?

[FreakinDJ]

5. DeMint bill passes 87-11 February 26, 2009

- The DeMint amendment (Broadcaster Freedom Act) would ban the Fairness Doctrine.

Senate tunes out Fairness Doctrine, 87-11

The Senate voted Thursday in favor of an amendment to the District of Columbia voting-rights bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the so-called Fairness Doctrine, which critics say would decimate conservative talk radio.
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/senate-tunes-out-fairness-doctrine-2009-02-26.html

[HereSince1628]

2. I suspect it is to say Norm Coleman is against the Fairness Doctrine

[LiberalFighter]

3. I think anyone with common sense would know that Coleman is always against the truth.

And I'm wondering... wouldn't opposition to the Fairness Doctrine also mean one is against competition?

[LiberalFighter]

4. I was hoping the posting wasn't implying that Coleman had introduce legislation in this session.

[corruptmewithpower]

6. Dya think we're doing so badly in elections we need a crutch?