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I once took an oath to protect the U.S. Constitution as a soldier, but a soldier's work is never done as long as we live. If the 1st Amendment is not defended then we will lose our Free Speech in America! Here is a long post, but lazy people will surely shy away and pursuit carnal entertainment instead, and that is one of the reasons why our country will fail and 'implode.' I hope I am wrong...
Things are getting serious.
 According to Congressman Mike Pence, and others, the Pelosi-controlled Congress HAS JUST RENEWED ITS ATTACK on Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and others. They're ONCE AGAIN trying to shut down conservative talk-radio by bringing back the so-called Fairness Doctrine. “Over the past few months, some of the most powerful Democrats in Congress have made their intentions to restore this Depression-era regulation clear. However, bringing back the Fairness Doctrine would amount to government control over political views expressed on the public airwaves. It is dangerous to suggest that the government should be in the business of rationing free speech." Congressman Pence isn't the only one sounding the alarm. Senator Jim DeMint says the Left's intention and goal is to silence millions of conservative Americans who disagree with the Left's warped vision for America. “Democrats want to impose an unfair doctrine that destroys talk radio and silences the voices of millions of Americans who disagree with their vision for America. But the First Amendment of our Constitution guarantees the right of free speech, regardless of political affiliation…” Senator John Thune tells us that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution is at risk and calls this draconian attempt by Pelosi and other leftists in Congress to impose their version of so-called "fairness" on the American people a "recipe for an Orwellian disaster." "For over 200 years, the First Amendment has allowed Americans to voice opinions, thoughts and questions of their choosing without the fear of Government reprisal. This guarantee is now threatened by some liberal ideologues who are frustrated with the free flow of ideas on talk radio. ... I advise every American to be hesitant when government officials offer to regulate the media in the name of ‘fairness.’ ... Simply put, giving power to a few to impose ‘fairness’ in the media is a recipe for an Orwellian disaster.” And Congressman Greg Walden tells us that some Democrats seem to be INTENT on censoring speech on radio and television! “The founders would spin in their graves at the thought of the government censoring speech on many of today’s radio and television stations. Yet that’s just what some Democratic leaders seem to be after. Whether as a throwback to the old Fairness Doctrine or under a less controversial guise, any effort to exert government control over speech on the airwaves is an insult to the principles behind the First Amendment.” To head-off sleazy, squalid schemes by the Pelosi Gang and the Obama Administration to curtail free speech, conservatives in Congress have introduced the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 (S. 34), legislation designed to crush the poisonous head of the so-called Fairness Doctrine. According to DeMint: "The bill would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, which would suppress free speech by requiring the government to monitor political views and decide what constitutes fair political discourse." Make no mistake, the Pelosi Gang and the Obama Administration will continue their policy of obstruction and try to KILL the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009. They want NOTHING to stand in the way of their attempt to control what you and I see and hear on the radio and on television! That's why we must go on OFFENSE RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW! We must bombard our elected officials with Blast Faxes and force them to explain exactly why they view the First Amendment as a threat! Demand that they either explain to the American people why they fear and loath the First Amendment, or stop their obstruction and bring the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 to the floor for a fair up-or-down vote. - Send My Blast Faxes - If the above hyperlinks do not work, please copy and paste the first hyperlink into your browser address bar. Will Obama Or Pelosi Strike First? Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi: "You give president-elect Obama a few months or a few years in office, and pretty soon he will have appointed a majority of the Federal Communications Commission. And my fear is that Commission could re-impose the Fairness Doctrine without ever having a vote in the United States House or Senate." And what happens if the Obama Administration brings back the Fairness Doctrine? Bill Ruder, a top official in the Kennedy Administration, told us how the Fairness Doctrine worked in the good old' days when it was simply FCC policy: "Our massive strategy was to use the Fairness Doctrine to challenge and harass right-wing broadcasters and hope the challenges would be so costly to them that they would be inhibited and decide it was too expensive to continue." But we're fighting a two-front war because Nancy Pelosi can make "fairness" the law of the land as well... AND LIBERALS IN CONGRESS ARE WORKING TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW! Vincent R. Caravan, writing in the Valley News, said: “Senators Diane Feinstein of California and John Kerry of Massachusetts and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter of New York are pushing for passage of a new Fairness Doctrine. Their aim, of course, is to end conservative dominance of the American airways and the Internet.” Either way you slice it, the prognosis is grim. Brian Anderson editor of the prestigious Manhattan Institute: “The measure is just a sneaky way of shrinking the hosts like William Bennett and others of his ilk, or even getting them off the air altogether.” Joseph Farah of WorldNetDaily.com paints an even uglier picture: “This legislation will be crafted with one purpose in mind – control. As far as the Democratic Congress is concerned, they have no worries about control of the Big Media. Big Media dance to their Big Government schemes without being provided choreography. “The new ‘Fairness Doctrine’ is going to be written in a way that allows the government to mobilize community organizers to do Big Government's dirty work. Groups like Media Matters and ACORN will be named to community oversight boards to police the programming of local radio stations. These groups will not be promoting ‘fairness.’ They will be promoting their own narrow and extreme political agenda. Anything that deviates from it will generate complaints and letters and calls opposing license renewals.” Edward D. Michalek, of the Baxter Bulletin, in Mountain Home, Arkansas, wrote: “If you've heard of the so-called ‘Fairness Doctrine’ on radio, you know there's nothing fair about it. The Fairness Doctrine is nothing more than censorship, pure and simple. ... Americans can make up their own minds about who we want to listen to on the radio and not have censorship of our news.” Demand that they either explain to the American people why they fear and loath the First Amendment, or stop their obstruction and bring the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 to the floor for a fair up-or-down vote. - Send My Blast Faxes - If the above hyperlinks do not work, please copy and paste the first hyperlink into your browser address bar. What Could Be More Fair? Let’s take a look at Exhibit # 1. For years, the American people have complained about the leftist bias of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR) - institutions supported by your tax dollars. Viewers have been bombarded with attacks on orthodox Christianity; fawning, idealized depictions of Mohammad funded by the government of Saudi Arabia and the shameless nightly skewing of contemporary politics. When decent Americans protested, the Left responded by thumbing its nose at us. "Bias? We aren't biased. You're just paranoid. So shut up!" Jeffrey A. Dvorkin - NPR's Ombudsman - wrote a smug, self-congratulatory column in which he actually said that nobody can legitimately point to a liberal agenda in NPR's broadcasts. "Some listeners say they know it is there, because they can hear it, even if they can't put a finger on it." Dvorkin is either delusional or a very bad liar. Let's look at Exhibit #2. Smut floods our streets and our airwaves like an open sore. When the people complain, we are told that the First Amendment is pristine and should protect even objectionable speech. (We couldn’t agree more.) Okay... So why do liberals NOT apply the same standard to conservative political speech? The hypocrisy is STAGGERING! But that’s what happens when "fairness" is under left-wing management: Intellectual tyranny... the old double standard... heads we win, tails you lose. Anything the left agrees with is "fair" by definition. Equal time is NOT required. Anything decent conservative Americans agree with is "hate-speech" and MUST be countered with opposing views. It's only right. In some sick way, Pelosi and Obama and leftists will probably tell the American people that they're being "tolerant" by even allowing conservative or religious viewpoints to have ANY airtime at all! America can’t go there! Demand that they either explain to the American people why they fear and loath the First Amendment, or stop their obstruction and bring the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 to the floor for a fair up-or-down vote. - Send My Blast Faxes - If the above hyperlinks do not work, please copy and paste the first hyperlink into your browser address bar. Suppression Of Speech Is Quickly Becoming The American Way. But suppression of free speech is rapidly becoming the American way. With few exceptions, major newspapers, magazines and the major television networks are monolithically leftist. They steadily lose money, lay-off employees and go out of business, but they stay the course. In a shocking majority of our colleges and universities, left-wing slogans and Marxist clichés have replaced genuine scholarship in the classroom and on the podium. Outside speakers with a conservative message are either banned by the administration or else drowned out by shouts, shrieks, and catcalls. Some are physically attacked. Conservative students are savaged by their professors and insulted and bullied by administrators. Back in the old days, it was the Left that took to the streets, demanding the right to teach radical politics in the classroom and demonstrate in support of revolution. They had their revolution and, like Stalin and Castro, they turned around and immediately repressed all dissent - EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY IMPOSE THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE. Are you ready to let the federal government tell you what you can and can’t hear on the radio or read on the Internet? Neither am I! Demand that they either explain to the American people why they fear and loath the First Amendment, or stop their obstruction and bring the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 to the floor for a fair up-or-down vote. - Send My Blast Faxes - If the above hyperlinks do not work, please copy and paste the first hyperlink into your browser address bar. Yours In Freedom, Jeff Mazzella President www.cfif.org P.S. Please help us reach as many concerned Americans as possible by forwarding this e-mail to at least 10 of your friends and family members. Center for Individual Freedom 113 S. Columbus St., Suite 310 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-535-5836 Fax:703-535-5838 CFIF is a 501(c)(4) not-for-profit constitutional advocacy organization with the mission to protect and defend individual freedoms and individual rights. Contributions to CFIF are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Contributions may be deductible as a business expense. Powered by GrassTopsUSA |
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A few months ago, before the presidency changed, someone sent me an email basically stating that with this presidency, everything, radio, tv, internet, etc, will be controlled by the government.
It's sad to see this country take such a drastic turn.
Encourage Diversity in Media Ownership: Encourage diversity in the ownership of broadcast media, promote the development of new media outlets for expression of diverse viewpoints, and clarify the public interest obligations of broadcasters who occupy the nation's spectrum.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/technology/
Please read and ponder what that last line means. I'm betting heavily they aren't talking about liberal shows like PBS and NPR- both running by tax money. Nope- look at the slam Obama made of Limbaugh the other day. It's comming Tom. Quickly, along with God's judgment.
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