Pelosi Supports Revival of the Fairness Doctrine

Never willing to let the free market decide what is best for them, the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that not only would Mike Pence’s Broadcaster Freedom Bill get a vote, but she personally hopes to control/limit free speech via a revival of the Fairness Doctrine:

At a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor yesterday, I asked Pelosi if Pence failed to get the required signatures on a discharge petition to get his anti-Fairness Doctrine bill out of committee, would she permit the Pence measure to get a floor vote this year.

“No,” the Speaker replied, without hesitation. She added that “the interest in my caucus is the reverse” and that New York Democratic Rep. “Louise Slaughter has been active behind this [revival of the Fairness Doctrine] for a while now.”

Pelosi pointed out that, after it returns from its Fourth of July recess, the House will only meet for another three weeks in July and three weeks in the fall. There are a lot of bills it has to deal with before adjournment, she said, such as FISA and an energy bill.

“So I don’t see it [the Pence bill] coming to the floor,” Pelosi said.

“Do you personally support revival of the ‘Fairness Doctrine?’” I asked.

“Yes,” the speaker replied, without hesitation.

Once again the Marxists in the Democrat party are trying to control the way we live. There is no reason for a Fairness Doctrine, other than to silence the opposition. The Fairness Doctrine will not add more liberal voices to the radio, but it will remove the conservative ones, as radio station owners seek to avoid fines for not broadcasting shows that fail to bring in listeners.

This is nothing more than an attempt to control the debate.

Glenn Beck covered this well: