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Liberal senators and Bill Clinton
threaten to muzzle conservative talk radio
If the Fairness Doctrine is so fair, why are the liberals limiting it
only to radio? Why not television, the internet, and all the print media?”
News Update 2/20/09 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 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.
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2/18/09
Conservative talk-radio host Michael Savage and the Thomas More Law Center,
a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, have
joined forces to challenge the so-called “Fairness Doctrine.” Several
liberal senators and former President Bill Clinton have made recent threats
to muzzle talk radio by reinstituting the Doctrine, which is reminiscent of
a totalitarian state and not a free democratic society.
“Michael Savage is the personification of what the liberals hate about
conservative talk radio, and we’re proud to represent him in this crucial
battle to preserve the grand purpose of political speech protected by the
First Amendment, ” said Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the
Law Center.
Democrat politicians such as Senator Debbie Stabanow, Senator Tom Harkin,
and former President Clinton have called for hearings on radio “fairness”
and the passage of a law that will have the effect of silencing the
conservative voice on important political issues.
“With the stink of public corruption blanketing Washington, with our elected
officials passing the single largest spending bill in our nation’s history
without even reading or debating it, with the increasing nationalization of
our financial institutions, with almost dictatorial control of Congress by
one political party, and with increasing signs we are becoming a socialistic
country, Americans need more dynamic talk show hosts like Savage, not less,
” said Thompson.
Michael Savage’s nationally syndicated radio show, The Savage Nation, is one
of the highest-rated talk shows in the country. Millions of faithful
listeners hear it each week. Dr. Savage coined the phrases “Compassionate
Conservative” and “Islamo-Fascist, ” now widely used by Republican
speechwriters.
Conservative talk-radio hosts such as Dr. Savage have been so effective in
rallying public outcry against many aspects of the liberal agenda that
Democrat politicians have increasingly called for a return to the “Fairness
Doctrine, ” Orwellian- speak for censorship.
Thompson commented, “If the Doctrine is so fair, why are the liberals
limiting it only to radio? Why not television, the internet, and all the
print media?”
The Fairness Doctrine, first introduced in 1949, required radio stations to
broadcast opposing views on any matter of public importance they discussed.
However, in 1987, President Reagan directed that it be abandoned. Since
then, Democrats have made several unsuccessful attempts to reinstate the
Doctrine.
With total Democrat control of the federal government, the Fairness Doctrine
can be reinstituted by a regulation of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) or by Congressional enactment. Whatever form its reinstatement may
take, any limitation on the Free Speech rights of Michael Savage will result
in an immediate legal action. The U. S. Supreme Court would most likely find
any reinstatement of the Doctrine unconstitutional.
Thompson continued, “A regulation of speech motivated by nothing more than a
desire to silence political opposition on controversial issues of public
interest is the purest example of a law abridging the freedom of speech.
Such action is the hallmark of totalitarian governments, not a free
society.”
Law Center attorney Robert Muise has already been assigned as the lead
attorney representing Dr. Savage. The Law Center is receiving offers of
assistance from attorneys across the nation who are outraged at this threat
to free speech.
Savage is a longtime on-air supporter of the Thomas More Law Center. He used
his radio show to marshal overwhelming support for one of the Law Center’s
clients, Marine LtCol Jeffrey Chessani. Chessani is being prosecuted by the
government in the so-called Haditha massacre – a massacre that never
happened. A military judge ultimately dismissed the case. However, the
government appealed. No decision has yet been made by the appeals court.
The Thomas More Law Center defends and promotes America’s Christian heritage
and moral values, including the religious freedom of Christians,
time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life. It supports a
strong national defense and an independent and sovereign United States of
America. The Law Center accomplishes its mission through litigation,
education, and related activities. It does not charge for its services. The
Law Center is supported by contributions from individuals, corporations and
foundations, and is recognized by the IRS as a section 501(c)(3)
organization. You may reach the Thomas More Law Center at (734) 827-2001 or
visit our website at
http://www.thomasmore.org
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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