ALERT: DEMINT BILL OPPOSING "FAIRNESS DOCTRINE" EXPECTED TO PASS SENATE BY WIDE MARGIN

FOX NEWS | 2/26/2009 | SENATOR DEMINT

[kellynla]

DEMINT BILL OPPOSING "FAIRNESS DOCTRINE" EXPECTED TO PASS SENATE BY WIDE MARGIN

[kellynla]

“From the article?”

“Though DeMint’s measure stands a strong chance of ultimately failing?”

from what article?

according to Fox News while they were interviewing Demint, there were only 4 voting “nay”...

[abb]

I think it better to have the issue up for debate. It tends to energize our side.

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

If they ban the fairness doctrine only to implement localism, we conservatives are screwed.

[luvie]

Demint for President!

[navymom1]

Exactly. They will get the Fairness Doctrine through backdoor means.

[Man50D]

This should be considered only start of turning the socialists tide.

[buccaneer81]

Durbin’s backdoor “ownership quota” bill passed 57-41 on a straight party line vote a couple of hours ago.

[twigs]

Will it make a difference really? I’m not sure. If the change to our present existence of talk radio is going to come about by local standards, can those “local standards” wiping out national talk radio occur whether the fairness doctrine is prevented here or not? I’m just not familiar enough will all this to know.

[twigs]

I agree. The more the issue is aired, the better, regardless of what it is called. Most people are genuinely in favor of free speech in this country. At least for now.

[Canedawg]

This should be considered only start of turning the socialists tide.

This is about much more than socialism. Curtailing First Amendment freedoms opens the path to totalitariansim and fascism.

[anniegetyourgun]

That was their goal.

[TaraP]

The kicked the Blessing of GOD out of the USA and now Satan and his cronies are out to cause CHAOS...Which is coming along swimmingly each day we read the news.

[LucyJo]

God bless Senator Jim DeMint.

[Repeal 16-17]

Let me clarify what the Senate did.

The Senate voted 87-11 in favor of an amendment to the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (the bill which would treat DC as a State in the House of Representatives). That amendment was proposed by Sen. DeMint and prohibits the Obama Administration bringing back the Fairness Doctrine. The Senate also passed an amendment, proposed by Sen. Durbin, which encourages radio ownership "diversity."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/02/26/demint-tries-prevent-fairness-doctrine-revival/

[Repeal 16-17]

UPDATE #1:

The Senate has voted 62-36 to amend the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act to repeal the DC's gun control laws.

[Royal Wulff]

This is a bill BANNING the Fairness Doctrine.

No it's just political cover for the Dems who then turned around and passed Durbin's amendment to achieve the same effect as the FD using regulatory means.

[BJClinton]

I see you type faster than you read. ;-)

[Old Sarge]

The Senate has voted 62-36 to amend the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act to repeal the DC's gun control laws.

Poison pill?

[b4its2late]

Hope so.

[paulycy]

The Senate voted 87-11 in favor of an amendment to the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (the bill which would treat DC as a State in the House of Representatives). That amendment was proposed by Sen. DeMint and prohibits the Obama Administration bringing back the Fairness Doctrine. The Senate also passed an amendment, proposed by Sen. Durbin, which encourages radio ownership "diversity."

Advantage, Democrats.

They can afford to ban a specific if they get to institute a new, broad generality that ends up in the same censorship place.