[Sabertooth]

So, while standing by your absolutely asinine statement that the government had nothing to do with Stern's firing, you praise the government for having something to do with Stern's firing.

The government loves people with the stellar grasp on logic that you are displaying.

They get the leftists to cheer as they silence groups like the NRA or pro-life demonstrators, then they get the dingbats on the right to cheer when they silence Howard Stern.

They gradually seize control of the airways, deciding what you are allowed to hear or say, and you thank them for it. Unbelievable.

The airwaves are licensed to the broadcasters, not sold to them. They are a public resource, and belong to the people. We the people, through the FCC, determine the standards of what is permitted on our airwaves.

Silencing a demonstration is not analogous to regulating broadcast standards.

[gdani]

We the people, through the FCC, determine the standards of what is permitted on our airwaves.

Hogwash.

"We the people" can decide what we want to listen to by tuning or not tuning into particular TV shows or radio programs.

I, for one, don't need & never asked for the FCC & our nanny state's guidance in helping me determine my viewing & listening habits.

[dead]

I don't recall ever voting for Michael Powell. He was appointed to the job because he has a powerful father. Now, because his daddy was successful, he's going to decide what I'm allowed to hear.

We, the people, can regulate our airwaves the old fashioned way - via the marketplace.

If you don't like what you hear you can change the station. But the marketplace is a far far more efficient and freer way for "we the people" to regulate content than the heavy hand of the government could ever be.

[eno_]

The airwaves are licensed to the broadcasters, not sold to them. They are a public resource, and belong to the people.

Not really. If the PEOPLE really owned the airwaves, they would be re-acutioned periodically, and radio stations would not be valued on their licenses. And the PEOPLE would be remitted the proceeds from license auctions. The current system is a corrupt mess.

[imfleck]

I've been trying, for a long time, to figure out how airwaves are a public resource.

Everyone says they are, the government licenses them, I'm just not sure how the government got into that business, or why the government should continue to be in that business.