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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Time to revive it. I totally agree with this.
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Get that back up!
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Marianne, please read this from Greg Palast. gregpalast.com/why-did-the-g…
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Exactly
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Absolutely. The Fairness Doctrine allowed for a good-faith diversity of opinion that is currently steamrolled by the right-wing
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Inciting an angry mob to violence is not protected speech even under the 1st Amendment.
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Replying to @marwilliamson @ReadeAlexandra
Charles Mansons crime was inciting a mob to violence too and he is serving a life sentence for it.
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And? What more do they have to do to prove to you that the laws of our land is moot to them!?!?
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