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The errors of definitions multiply themselves according as the reckoning proceeds; and lead men into absurdities, which at last they see but cannot avoid, without reckoning anew from the beginning.

-Thomas Hobbes

Fairness Doctrine and Blogs

31% [of Americans] believe the Internet sites should be forced to balance their commentary.

31%? Are you kidding me? How would that even work? By what mechanism could this possibly be enforced? [insert Gulag references here]

Democrats oppose government-mandated balance on the Internet by a 48% to 37% margin. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Republicans reject government involvement in Internet content along with 67% of unaffiliated voters.

Only 48% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans oppose the application of the Fairness Doctrine to blogs and other websites?

O'RLY?

Well, then in the interest of fairness, here is a detailed and articulate rebuttal from an opposing point of view, you bastards.

What should be the truly key point from the Rasmussen article: "Voters in all categories agree by sizable margins that it is possible for just about any political view to be heard in today’s media."

In other words, as much as the Fairness Doctrine is a heap of bullshit, it's especially so with regard to the internet. But just because something is blatantly unConstitutional, unworkable, and unnecessary, don't expect it to go away without a lot of "discussion".

Posted by Wulf on August 14, 2008 at 08:32 PM

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