[IP] more on Just When It Seemed the Fairness Doctrine Was Dead. ]
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Gordon C. Thomasson, Ph.D." <gthomas1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 20, 2004 8:55:37 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Just When It Seemed the Fairness Doctrine Was
Dead. ]
Dave,
The First Amendment is NOT intrinsically violated by the "Fairness
Doctrine".
In fact, they have nothing to do with each other.
Public Service broadcast time at least WAS an inherent part of the
License Fee
for-profit stations paid to the public in exchange for the use of OUR
airwaves,
and all or almost all equal time broadcasts qualified as counting
toward that
obligation. If you want to broadcast, you have to pay the--in
kind--fee, just
as with many other kinds of free speech. If you want to put out a
newspaper
more than once, you had better pay the printer and not squeal "free
speech"
when you get the bill.
Gordon C. Thomasson
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