As people all over our country cast their ballots Democrats in Congress are already thinking about their immediate course of action once they gain their anticipated "unchecked" majority.
Charles Schumer (D-NY) in particular is optimistic about the chances for the Democrat party in introducing the "Fairness Doctrine" which would restrict the ability of radio stations to dictate their own programming.
As a citizen who is displeased with the shift in political power to the left, I am optimistic for future elections if this is the direction that the Democrat party is planning on moving. I believe that the American people are displeased with the Republican party and particularly the incumbent administration, however, I think the Democrats would be remiss to view today's election results as a mandate for liberalism which will endorse partisan measures such as the Fairness Doctrine. If there is a serious sentiment in the party towards pushing a center-right nation to the left, we may see a 1992/1994 situation which will lead to an intense backlash in the near future.
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Chuck Schumer's quote really doesn't make a lot of sense in the light of... reason. He said, “The very same people who don’t want the Fairness Doctrine want the FCC [Federal Communications Commission] to limit pornography on the air. I am for that… But you can’t say government hands off in one area to a commercial enterprise but you are allowed to intervene in another. That’s not consistent.”
It really is consistent. I can't film a porno in public, because that would be (very) obscene. I could get on a soapbox in the park and talk about only one side of an issue, however, and that would not be obscene. I'm pretty confident that, obnoxious though he may be, Rush Limbaugh or Bill O'Reilly are not obscene.
I know that Obama has promised that he doesn't seek to reimpose the "Fairness Doctrine," and I've written my Congressman opposing it, but I'm scared that the rest of the Dems will put it back into place.
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