Should the government regulate the political content of radio and television broadcasts?

Question

Should the government regulate the political content of radio and television broadcasts?

Answer 1

Oh Boy!! This is still the US, right? The interesting issue is not if the radio waves should be regulated (of course they shouldn't) but why is Conservative talk radio so popular while others aren't? Its not that they didn't try. Has to be something about actually getting out something that is closer to the truth than the usually stuff we hear or read. Example, when Obama first indicated he would accept the Dem nomination for President it appears via the media that he had drawn a huge crowd. I only found out the next day via radio that he merely came on during a break in a concert to make his speech. We sure got the straight scope didn't we.

Answer 2

No, that violates the Constitution!  Absolutely not!

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Answer 3

They shouldn't, but they do. Do you ever see media coverage of the hundreds of poor decisions our government makes on a daily basis? No. TV or radio stations are too worried about being censored to say anything against our government.

Answer 4

Not at all, but the people should demand an objective media, rather than the liberal media we are stuck with in this country.

Answer 5

Who owns the airwaves? WE the PEOPLE do, not the corporate broadcasters who use these airwaves by our permission. This is the basis for objections to any broadcaster using the airwaves to promote some particular political philosophy or position. I find that most folks who oppose a return of The Fairness Doctrine are either too young to remember what television was like before it became "All Pro-Corproate Messages All The Time" or are hyper-partisan supporters of the Corporatist agenda.  

Answer 6

I do not think so. I think, as a conservative, it is the right of every person to express their own opinion without fear of the government. If you do not like what is being said, change the channel.

Most of the push for the "Fairness Doctrine" is coming from democrats for some odd reason. I think it is because of the impact of talk radio and the internet. However, people should remember that it is a two edged sword. Liberal websites and mainstream media will be forced to devote a lot more time and energy to the other side of their positions. How would that make you feel, being forced to give the other side access and space equal to your own position?

And how would the government enforce this rule? Count words on a website? Time the minutes of a broadcast? Will there be a team of censers that will have to make subjective decisions on the balance of content? And what is to say that a censers own political point of view will not impact their decision?

We have a 1st Amendment for a reason. Lets not bastardize it.

Answer 7

Nope, 1st amendment rights.  If the media is being egregiously false, then people will have the ability to sue them for defamation of character or slander.

Answer 8

For what?

Wasting time.

With the I-Robots having A.I. ?

The defective, malfunction humanoids?

The dead Mummies after being "Reincarnated" from the graveyards of failures and horror of the past?

With them all getting hit on the head with the Book of the Dead?

While the contents pull down their pants and bare own backsides in time?

Without themselves being aware of it?

Getting club by the ape man?

Luke 8.5-8,10-17

What do you think?

Answer 9

Yes - let us do away with the pesky 1st amendment!  Bah to feedom!

Answer 10

Absolutely not! That's why Nancy Pelosi should allow a House vote on Mike Pence's Broadcaster Freedom Act. I don't think she will, though, because the Democrats don't want the people to know that they oppose free speech.

Answer 11

Absolutely not. I don't believe in infringing on the first amendment, whether the content is political or otherwise.