Nancy Pelosi vs. the Internet

selil writes "A story popped up on the ChicagoBoyz Blog. It says 'Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who would like very much to reimpose the old, so-called, "Fairness Doctrine" that once censored conservative opinion on television and radio broadcasting, is scheming to impose rules barring any member of Congress from posting opinions on any internet site without first obtaining prior approval from the Democratic leadership of Congress. No blogs, twitter, online forums — nothing.'"

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Re:Anyone read the actual sources?

[Talsan]

Why is Slashdot posting links to crazy right wing/libertartian conspiracy theories?

Because then they can have their share of "sensationalist" news?!?\

Seriously, though, how anyone could read that letter and interpret it as a method of suppressing speech, I don't know. Then again, Republicans have always known how to spin things for the masses.

Now here is a valid situation of "Censorship"

[PortHaven]

Here it is the government attempting to censor and limit free speech on political matters.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CONSTITUTION FORBADE
(not Blockbuster censoring what videos they'd rent)