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[jboyko3]

@Bleuski YOU might actually want to go back and listen to what he said. He wants news broadcasters to pass a "value test" in order to determine whether or not their license is renewed. A value test?!? A test in which a small group of people determine the standards of how a broadcasting service should best "serve peoples interest" (protecting the public). Control of the media is precisely what he is advocating. What are the standards based on and who ultimately decides the standards?

[jboyko3]

@JSAautomotive By using the pre-WWII analogy against free speech, you aren't referring to true free speech. You're actually referring to one entity owning too much media. I.e, the German government. Hitlers decree "For the Protection of the German People" is a lot like the government controlled main stream media of today. But today we have the luxury of alternative news outlets via the internet which are not controlled and is true free speech in which people can debate issues in an open forum.

[KittenKoder]

Anyone who supports the FCC is not for free speech in any way. Thanks for the vid, great points and everyone should see this.

[TheAnimeStreamer]

EY MAN! DISABLE THE COMMENTS

[dilic]

You've explained the obvious.... But thats important too. There are still a lot of igornant people out there who dont even try to challenge the information that is currently presentend by the maintstream media. If people wouldnt be so naive i strongly believe US would never have gone to war in Iraq...

[ShinjukuHH]

Just keep the internet free - Service providers shouldn't be able to restrict content avialability or bandwidth for customers on various types of content (streams, Skype, etc.) The government has the duty to keep the net neutral - we set it up in the first place.

=> pro net neutrality

And it's a good thing that the FCC said to service providers that they cannot discriminate against certain forms of content.

[lovinghomeschoolmom]

@JSAautomotive Nothey were liberal.

[OregonOutlaw2000]

the fcc is a criminal orginization

[PlainSight52]

In all technicalities the 1st Amendment would apply to Amazon because it is used as a public forum (as long as no existing policy was violated), however Assange could not invoke it because he's not an American. The FCC is altogether unconstitutional and evidence of what happens when you let Government assume any powers not delegated or enumerated. You get an unauthorized alphabet cereal gang of broken branches unconected to the tree that produce absolutely no fruit.

[vince33x]

Another reason the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" reduced the amount of time devoted to public affairs was because, while the Right Wing "sells" [in other words, attracts listeners & viewers] the Left Wing doesn't - especially on Radio [remember, radio listeners thought Nixon won the 1960 Presidential Debates; TV watchers thought JFK won - perhaps proving the point about TV being more superficial???].

Obviously, both Radio & TV need to attract advertisers, which means attracting ears & eyeballs!

[YippyKiAye1]

@bullpcp I would make one correction to your statement... "Net neutrality rules are intended to protect consumers from service providers who might alter or limit content and services." I would simply interject that Net Neutrality are written to APPEAR to intend to protect consumers... Leiberman knows exactly what he's doing.

[YippyKiAye1]

@jboyko3 Net Nuetrality Bill will soon do away with the free speech available via the internet. Wisconsin also passed a law where they deem to give themselves the authority to fine anyone, anywhere, for making political commentery within 60 days of an election. Our free speech is disappearing faster than anyone can come up with examples of it's continued existence.