Should the government

[cali]

(well not this one, but imagine we have a dem president and both houses)
shut down Fox News Corp?

[Kerrytravelers]

1. I think it would send a bad message to shut them down.

It would give them something to hang their hat on, and I couldn't blame them.

I voted for the Fairness Doctrine.

[liberalhistorian]

4. Agreed; it'd set a very dangerous

precedent and we still do have a 1st amendment, at least for the moment. Government should not have a role in press management, not even for blatant propagandizing SOBs like Fox.

[Tom Joad]

2. Repeal Telecommunications act Clinton signed. Reinstate Fairness doctrine. Yes

[Wonk]

3. If the Fairness Doctrine were brought back, FAUX would wither and die.

FAUX as we know it would, anyway. They could survive by complying with it, but then they wouldn't be the poison they are now anymore, anyway.

[Nutmegger]

5. As a cable station, I believe Faux wouldn't be obligated to comply

with the Fairness Doctrine. Right?

[cali]

6. Actually, you're absolutely correct. It only applied

to the public airwaves.

[Wonk]

7. Well, the original was written in 1949. Obviously, we'd need it updated

for the 21st century, taking things like cable and satellite broadcasting into account as well.