Senator Jim DeMint Wants To Force Fairness Doctrine To A Vote
Obama’s people have said that The One isn’t in favor of the fairness doctrine, but Senator Jim DeMint would like the liberals in the Senate to go on the record about it.
Although a spokesman for President Barack Obama said the administration wouldn’t pursue the revival of the Fairness Doctrine, Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, S.C., wants Senate Democrats to go on the record one way or another on the issue.
DeMint, chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, said on Feb. 19 he will offer the Broadcaster Freedom Act as an amendment to the D.C. Voting Rights bill next week. The Broadcaster Freedom Act was introduced by Republican lawmakers last month and prevents the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine.
“I’m glad President Obama finally confirmed his opposition to the Fairness Doctrine, which attacks the right of free speech on talk radio, but many Democrats in Congress are still pushing it,” DeMint said. “With the support of the new administration, now is the time for Congress to take a stand against this kind of censorship. I intend to seek a vote on this amendment next week so every senator is on record: Do you support free speech or do you want to silence voices you disagree with?”
Since Obama has said he’s against the Fairness Doctrine, and since liberals have been assuring worried conservatives for years that a resurrection of it is just the product of fantasies of the fevered minds of people like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, I’m sure this bill will be passed 100 – 0 right?
Right, liberals?
