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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 06:22:42 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: "Gordon C. Thomasson, Ph.D." <gthomas1 () stny rr com> Date: October 20, 2004 8:55:37 PM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: 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 ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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