In 1949 Congress passed the Fairness Doctrine requiring broadcast licensees give "honest, equitable & balanced" coverage of news. Seeking to deregulate all business enterprise, Reagan ended it in 1987. We need to reinstate it & include tech platforms! #ReinstateFairnessDoctrine

Jan 8, 2021 · 4:02 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Also as important to END Citizens United
We gave it the old college try. Oh well ...
Replying to @marwilliamson
Agreed! I left the Republican Party the day he was elected.
Fox News would have to change drastically.
Find an honest politician not in their back pocket who will support the legislation
Reagan was a terrible president. He has been eclipsed - but he was awful.
do the google on @BillClinton's Telecommunications Act of 1996
Replying to @marwilliamson
Damn right we do!