Deceptively Named Durbin Bill

Late last week, the US Senate passed the inappropriately named "Broadcaster Freedom Amendment " by a vote of 87-11. And while the mainstream ( government approved, and approving ) media rushed to declare the Fairness Doctrine dead, they all but ignored the “Durbin Amendment” that essentially primes the pump for censoring speech through backdoor FCC regulations .

The Durbin amendment requires the FCC to “take actions to encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership.” Yes, in other words , government interference is "needed" to regulate that . Regulate who may own , and you regulate content indirectly .

Upon closer look, this “stealth” attack on Free Speech Rights is far more insidious
than the Fairness Doctrine was because it empowers the government to censor and control the airwaves through backdoor policies that create a vast array of new avenues by which the FCC can silence expression that government do not approve . In other words, the Durbin amendment poses a much greater danger to our free speech rights because it expands the governmental control and censorship threat in ways we never before imagined . Your Efforts are more important than ever, given what just took place on Capitol Hill last week, there is little doubt that we are headed for a showdown over our Free Speech Rights . Help keep speech free in the USA by signing the petition here

Time is short. Through the Durbin Amendment, illiberal members of the US Congress now see a way to muzzle voices on the airwaves that they dislike or find inconvenient . We believe they will waste little time moving it forward. We cannot allow this backdoor assault to go unchallenged !That’s why we’re counting on you to help us rally an additional 10,000 citizen signers of our Free Speech Alliance petition this weekend alone !

Teddy urges : Sign Up now ! Dont let the Illiberals get you in a noose , or decide what you may hear or say .