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To: combjelly who wrote (440047)	12/12/2008 3:25:27 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572686

CJ, > Yes, I can. Thanks for the post. It makes my point. You're welcome, but don't expect any more favors from me. The Fairness Doctrine is still a load of bulls--t, especially when its chief justification (i.e. limited bandwidth) is extremely archaic. Tenchusatsu

To: combjelly who wrote (440047)	12/12/2008 4:03:07 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572686

It makes my point. i-node and the wingnuts are claiming it has an equal time requirement. It doesn't as the wikipedia correctly points out. Nobody I know of has said it requires "equal time". What I have said, and what others recognize, is that only by providing equal time can radio broadcasters put themselves in a defensible posture should a liberal FCC decide to move against them. Furthermore, SHOULD it be reinstated by statute rather than by FCC determination, we don't KNOW what the requirements would be. With a strongly liberal Congress, it could be worse than equal time for all we know. This shouldn't even be a subject of debate in a country that prides itself on free speech.