[janereinheimer]

Would such legislation pass the constituionality test?

[TexasNative2000]

Would such legislation pass the constituionality test?

I remember asking the same question about Campaign Finance Reform..........

[Izzy Dunne]

Would such legislation pass the constituionality test?

That very much depends on who's scoring the test, dontcha think?

[darkangel82]

It definitely wouldn’t, but since when did government care about that?

[David]

Not if you had a real Supreme Court.

Problem is you have a President who appoints establishment types to the Court who uphold political efforts that the establishment supports.

[badgerlandjim]

Would such legislation pass the constituionality test?

It will when you have a "living" constitution.

[caisson71]

You mean our constitution? I don’t believe they give it a second thought.

[GOP_1900AD]

The Constitution was trashed a long, long time ago. Need a new one.

[Vision Thing]

Would such legislation pass the constituionality test?

According to the Wiki on the Fairness Doctrine (which is the 'legislative fix' that is in question):

In Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC, 395 U.S. 367 (1969), the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Fairness Doctrine...

Reagan repealed it in 1987.

[airborne]

“It’s not who votes that counts. It’s who counts the votes!”

[Ingtar]

Would such legislation pass the constituionality test?

It does not matter to them. First, CFR should not have. Second, how long would it take a court case to maked its way to the Supreme Court? Take free speech off the air that long and there is no end to the mischief they could cause.

[Mariner]

It MIGHT pass the test if the effort was to break up syndication (going after EIB etc.) and move to "local control"...and "Minority & Female Ownership" in the best public interest, of course.

That's their tack...and where they are prevented from breaking syndication they will probably "tax" the successful syndicates in the interest of the same BS as above...and give part of the monies to NPR, the other part to minority/female/local radio stations.

Only a GOP President would stop this...I think it would pass the House AND the Senate in their current form.

It's the greatest threat to the republic since the Civil War. The precedent has truly grave implications...the official regulation of political speech by the Federal government.

[Tail Gunner John]

“would such legislation pass the constitutionality test?”

Does murdering babies pass the test? Yup. Why not this?

[Plains Drifter]

What constitution? Where have you been for the last five years?

[claudiustg]

-—Would such legislation pass the constituionality test?-—

These right wing extremists always bring up the constitution when they’re trying to undermine the will of the people. /s

[wastedyears]

Washington? Politicians? Democrats? Constitution? Naaaaah

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Would such legislation pass the constituionality test?

Don't put anything past these totalitarians (Democrats AND Republicans). CFR passed. Property confiscation passed.