nevadamedic
07-13-2007, 09:40 PM
Here is an email I got from Senator Ensign. At the bottom is a link to a petition to block the Democrat's from taking away our freedom of speech.
Dear Don,
Free speech is under attack.
As Democrats in Congress eagerly line up to legislate what you hear on the radio it begs the question: what's next? Newspapers? There's no end in sight to their power grab.
Democrats like Al Franken have tried to compete with the liberal talk radio Air America; yet they failed miserably and the network collapsed into bankruptcy.
And why did they fail? Because people chose not to listen. In this country's Free Market system radio stations succeed and fail based on their content. If people do not like the content of the program, they turn it off. Our marketplace guarantees your freedom to choose what you want to listen to; and that freedom is what doomed liberal talk radio to collapse.
Realizing that their ideas couldn't compete in the Free Market, Democrats schemed for ways to crush conservative talk radio's success.
Their answer? The so-called "Fairness Doctrine."
Revival of the "Fairness Doctrine" would have the chilling effect of censoring conservative talk radio by requiring radio stations to air liberal content. Air liberal content or your station license will be revoked.
It's unfortunate that Democrats are willing to trample on our First Amendment rights for political gain.
Join me -- and fellow Senate Republicans -- in taking a stand against the Democrat's latest power grab by signing our petition at www.StopLiberalCensorship.com.
Thank you,
John Ensign
United States Senator
Let us know on this blog after you sign the petition!
Dear Don,
Free speech is under attack.
As Democrats in Congress eagerly line up to legislate what you hear on the radio it begs the question: what's next? Newspapers? There's no end in sight to their power grab.
Democrats like Al Franken have tried to compete with the liberal talk radio Air America; yet they failed miserably and the network collapsed into bankruptcy.
And why did they fail? Because people chose not to listen. In this country's Free Market system radio stations succeed and fail based on their content. If people do not like the content of the program, they turn it off. Our marketplace guarantees your freedom to choose what you want to listen to; and that freedom is what doomed liberal talk radio to collapse.
Realizing that their ideas couldn't compete in the Free Market, Democrats schemed for ways to crush conservative talk radio's success.
Their answer? The so-called "Fairness Doctrine."
Revival of the "Fairness Doctrine" would have the chilling effect of censoring conservative talk radio by requiring radio stations to air liberal content. Air liberal content or your station license will be revoked.
It's unfortunate that Democrats are willing to trample on our First Amendment rights for political gain.
Join me -- and fellow Senate Republicans -- in taking a stand against the Democrat's latest power grab by signing our petition at www.StopLiberalCensorship.com.
Thank you,
John Ensign
United States Senator
Let us know on this blog after you sign the petition!