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Stop the Un-Fairness Doctrine!
Petition To Defend Conservative Free Speech Over The Airwaves

 

Democrats in Congress have threatened to reinstate the so-called “Fairness Doctrine,” which would stifle the free-speech rights of conservatives by requiring stations to broadcast liberal viewpoints. Dr. James Dobson has called the Fairness Doctrine a “miserable failure” that “stifled speech which is guaranteed in the Constitution.”


Broadcaster Freedom Act Can Stop the Un-Fairness Doctrine!

Congressman Mike Pence, R-Ind., has introduced legislation -- the “Broadcaster Freedom Act” (H.R. 2905) -- that would prohibit the Un-Fairness Doctrine. The bill is stalled in committee and will die in the Democrat-controlled Congress unless a majority of members sign a “discharge petition” to bring the bill to a vote.

At this time, 195 House members have signed the discharge petition but we need 23 more signatures or the bill will die - and conservative free speech will continue to be threatened. Focus Action is launching this Citizen Petition calling on Congress to bring this bill to a vote and pass it immediately. Please sign below and tell your member of Congress to support the Broadcaster Freedom Act by signing the discharge petition.

 

Note: Focus Action will be delivering petitions to the members of Congress who have not yet signed the petition. See our target list to determine if your representative has not yet signed. Your petition must be signed by noon on June 27 in order to be delivered by July 1.

The Petition

I am signing this Citizen Petition urging you to support the Broadcaster Freedom Act (H.R. 2905 and S. 1748), which protects our freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The so-called “Fairness Doctrine,” if reinstated, would muzzle free speech over the airwaves and give government the power to censor speech.

If you have not already signed Rep. Pence's discharge petition, please do so immediately. The Broadcaster Freedom Act deserves an up-or-down vote in the U.S. House. I further urge you to support the bill when it comes up for a vote.


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Liberals in Congress say they want to bring back something called the Fairness Doctrine to rein in conservative talk radio. In this video commentary, CitizenLink Managing Editor Stuart Shepard discusses the impact with his liberal alter ego.

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