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The government is leaning on Clear Channel. The government routinely leans on broadcasters. Why do you think the lamestream press does not cover much of what is discussed on FR? Why do they parrot the government line on "AMERITHRAX" when it is obviously a dry hole? The same goes for dozens of other stories. Or look at it this way: If government regulation of radio content is good, why shouldn't Free Republic be licensed by a government agency?

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If government regulation of radio content is good, why shouldn't Free Republic be licensed by a government agency?

Because it's longstanding legal doctrine that the airwaves are a public resource.

Google search: "airwaves are a public resource"

The same is not true of the internet.